wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
consumption; expenditure; spending
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
protracted war; war of attrition
to accept; to receive; to agree
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
this sort of; this type of
small scratch; small amount of damage
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry