to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
minimum; at the very least
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
squad leader; divisional officer
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
go that far; to that extent
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
don't you think?; indicates question
simply; merely; only; solely
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
it is not (like that) either
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
adds force or indicates command
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
clearing one's throat; cough
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
and; thereupon; because of that
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty