to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to fire into; to shoot into
countermeasure; counter-measure
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
innumerable; countless; numberless
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
posture; position; stance
presumption; assumption; estimation
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
slight; little; insignificant
high tide; high water; full tide
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
gravitational sphere (of a celestial body); gravitational field
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
when; how soon; how long until
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
news of someone's death; obituary
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
form; shape; figure; morph
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically