to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
power; might; authority; influence
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
war situation; progress of a battle
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to fight to the bitter end
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
nice; likeable; desirable
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to call (by a name); to name
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to be conspicuous; to stand out
froufrou; frou frou; frilly decoration; Furfur; Furtur; mythical great Earl of Hell
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which