withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
recovery; rescue; recapture
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to take back; to recapture
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort