countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
toasted sandwich; hot sandwich; toastie
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
open; spacious; extensive
failure; rejection; rupture
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
identification; ID; identity
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to intervene; to stop (something)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
heaven and earth; top and bottom
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
natural calamity; disaster
to turn against; to become an enemy
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably