morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
himself; yourself; herself
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
(lit.) to carry a bomb; to have a bomb about to go off; to have an imminent problem; to be in danger of relapse
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
outline; summary; gist; basic points
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
messenger; envoy; emissary
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to entertain; to make welcome
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
I see; that's right; indeed
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
military conflict; armed conflict
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute