noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
myself; yourself; I; me; you
really; truly; indeed; good grief
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
why; how; for what reason
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
participation; joining; entry
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
each time it happens; at all such times
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
changing completely; transformation