flying column; detached force
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
exploitation; overuse; abuse
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
questions and answers; dialogue
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
light; easy; non-serious; minor
tip of a sword; point of a sword
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
in that way; like that; that way
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
opening and shutting; opening and closing
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
practice; practising; experience
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
phantom; vision; illusion
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to take over; to hand over
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily