to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
underestimation; undervaluation
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
training; drill; practice; discipline
to stick it out (until the end)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
official announcement; proclamation
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
in that manner; like that
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
convenient; handy; useful
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to go out and away; to leave
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
preparations for returning (home)
preface; introduction; preamble
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)