to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
postwar period; period after Second World War
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
dozens; scores of; decades
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
difference in social standing; difference in social position
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
fast-talking; rapid talking
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to stick it out (until the end)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
round (esp. in sports, negotiations, etc.); rounds (e.g. nurse, security guard, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
simultaneous; all at once
each; (arch.) you (plural)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
split; division; break up
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
one end; an end; part; fragment