mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
killing and wounding; bloodshed
living up to one's reputation
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to arrest; to capture; to seize
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to croak (e.g. like a frog)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down