bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
(necessary) personnel; required person
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
riding together; riding with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
to be reminded of; to call to mind
please (give me); please (do for me)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
something like ...; something called ...
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
day and night; around the clock
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful