to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
weight; heavyweight boxer
in the face of; in defiance of
teacher; instructor; professor
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
steady; firm; solid; secure
feeling; sense; impression
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
almost; roughly; approximately
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
until now; so far; up to the present
according to plan; as planned; on target
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress