common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to attempt; to test; to try out
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
war; battle; match; game; competition
to employ; to hire; to charter
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
number of persons; personnel
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to approach; to draw near
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff