sympathy; compassion; pity
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
encouragement; cheering on
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to use and then throw away
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
they; those guys; those fellows
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
how many people; a number of people
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
enterprise; business; company; corporation
rise and fall; ups and downs
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
small number; few; minority