bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
what's that?; what the...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
scale; scope; plan; structure
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
difference; variation; difference
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
additionally; in addition
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
excess; surplus; superabundance
both hands; both arms; ten
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart