experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
war; fighting; fierce competition
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to take a breath; to take a short rest
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
that's the way it is; such is life
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
rather; better; instead; if anything
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
(period of) a year; during an era
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
large number (of); many; majority
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
armchair theory; impracticable theory
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
recovery; undoing; recall
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
riskiness; (level of) danger
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
instead; but (on the other hand)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
site; point on a map; spot
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to be smeared; to be covered
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
here and there; in places
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally