handsome young man; Adonis
difficult to ...; hard to ...
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
about when; about what time; how soon
start; leaving; marching off
late at night; small hours of the morning
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
all present; all concerned; all of us
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
succeeding; following; trailing; next
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality