feeling good; feeling pleasant
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
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
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
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
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
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
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not