armed forces; military; troops
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
instant; moment; for an instant
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
real experience; actual observations
based on; built on; made from
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stare back at; to look back at
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)