comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
platform; home; home base; home plate
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
for lack of anything better to do
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
several weeks; a few weeks
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to become completely chilled
to mistake (A for B); to misread
as usual; as is one's habit
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
clearly; distinctly; vividly
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear; (with) only the clothes on one's back; (still) wearing the same clothes as before (e.g. before falling asleep)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
empirically; from experience
real thing; original; actual