one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
scrambling; falling over each other; striving to be first
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
the first beat of the war drum
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to select (the best); to choose; to pick out
to set on fire; to ignite
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
armed forces; military; troops
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
fastidious person; fussy person; faultfinder; nitpicker; stickler
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
personal (employee); employed; retained
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
to make sense; to be meaningful
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
snow country; snowy region
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to hide; to conceal oneself