majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
tedious; boring; being fed up with
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
absorption; suction; attraction
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
terrain; geographical features; topography
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
training range; training grounds; training area
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
build; physique; frame; constitution
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
optimism; taking an optimistic view
opposite side; opposition
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be full of pride; to be boastful
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful