common front; united front
first of all; first thing
merits; distinguished services
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
from the viewpoint of; according to
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
power; authority; jurisdiction
to yell; to rant; to rave
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
(not so) much; (not) very
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
peace conference; peace negotiations
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to rally; to make a comeback
to approach; to draw near
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
function; facility; faculty; feature
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea