little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
every single word and phrase; word by word
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
common people; ordinary people; masses
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
foreign; abroad; overseas
(the crime of) high treason
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
likability; favorability; popularity
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
intelligence quotient; IQ
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
time axis; time basis; timeline
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
in accordance with; according to
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)