solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to become fraught with emotion
fortifying; fortification
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
group; party; team; squad; section
sharing; division; draw; tie
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
club budget; club expense
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
senior high school student
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
successive generations; successive emperors
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far