contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
every place; various places
fighting in numerous battles
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
sanity; consciousness; soberness
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
it is not (like that) either
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
(one) could even say that
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to take on a role; to take part
how long; how far; how much
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on