to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
misfortunes never come singly; when it rains, it pours; adding insult to injury
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
3rd day of the month; three days
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
5th day of the month; five days
to concede a point; to yield; to give in
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
armaments; military preparations
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
blunder; slip; error; error
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
in that way; like that; that way
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
diligent; absorbed (in something)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic