casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
quarrel; dispute; argument
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
that day; the very same day
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
wandering; roaming; drifting
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
silver; silver coin; silver (color)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to look into; to peep into; to peer into