open air; outdoors; outside
breastwork; parapet; fortress; parapet; chest wall
in deep black; in jet black
mountain range; mountain belt
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
the other day; a few days ago
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
hard struggle; strenuous effort
judgment; judgement; discernment
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged