to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
external injury; external wound; (physical) trauma
difference; disparity; gap
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
outward; superficial; external; apparent
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
3rd day of the month; three days
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
snail's pace; slow progress
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not