postponement; deferment; adjournment
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
war situation; progress of a battle
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
merits; distinguished services
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to lay aside; to set aside
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
physical strength; muscle strength
(theatrical) fighting scene
this occasion; at this time; now
what kind of; what sort of; what
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
like this; in this way; as you see
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating