to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
appointed date of delivery; delivery time; due date for payment; period for payment; deadline (for payment or delivery)
sports-minded; sports-oriented
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
special training; intensive training; crash course
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
personal feelings; self-interest
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
venting one's pent-up anger; venting one's frustration; letting off steam
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
blithering idiot; bloody fool; total moron; dimwit
parents and siblings; one's relatives
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
source of information; intelligence source; message source
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
curious; strange; unusual
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
prime minister; premier; chancellor
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
my spouse; my wife; my husband
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to push aside; to push one's way through
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial