let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
double; twice (as much); twofold
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
such ... as; or some such
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing