defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
influenced (by); under an influence
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
sea level; (surface of) sea
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to rock; to shake; to swing
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
highest ever (number of); record-high; most on record
coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
repair work; restoration work
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
depressive state (e.g. of manic depression); depressive condition
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation