fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to appease; to suppress; to calm
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
guess; conjecture; surmise
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to break the silence; to break one's silence
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
special training; intensive training; crash course
innermost depths of one's heart
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
leaving everything up to someone else
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
responsibility; duty; obligation
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to rush over; to run up to
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
although I say; although one might say; although called
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe