to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
troops; group members; team members; SDF officials
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to sink (into); to get depressed
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to mark the end; to spell the end