just managing; with great difficulty
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
surrounding at a distance
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
delivery; transfer; hand-over
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
the same rank; equality; apposition
directly under; falling perpendicularly
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
good; goodness; right; virtue
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to carry out one's mission