vice-minister; undersecretary
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
difficult to eat; unpalatable
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
anecdote; brief (comic) story
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
moving about; stirring about
unheard-of; unprecedented
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
forced labor; forced labour; slave labor; slave labour
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
even though; despite; when
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
systematic; regular; routine
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to hurt; to smart; to sting
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
aggression; invasion; raid