present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
observation; survey; watching
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
courteous; decorous; polite
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
from the beginning; from scratch
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
a few years ago; some years back
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
soldier; combatant; warrior
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
every person; each one; everybody
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
both (people); the two of them