difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
staying behind; remaining; residual
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to begin; to set about; to start
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
piece; fragment; one (object)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
reconciliation; make peace with
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
coherence; order; focus; point
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
life; living; I; me; student
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
blizzard; furious snowstorm
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability