tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
street fighting; urban warfare
innocent; blameless; guiltless
state funeral; national funeral
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
admissibility of a party (to a suit)
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
deployment of troops, equipment, etc. (in preparation for battle)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to take back; to recapture
will; testament; last request
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
writing on someone's behalf
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
stairs; stairway; staircase
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly