more harm than good; harmful and of no use
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to wash again; to reconsider
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
bandolier; bandoleer; ammo belt; driving band (of a shell or bullet); rotating band
caricature; cartoon; comics
10,000,000,000; ten billion
the entire force (of soldiers)
notes; remarks (reference) column
routine work; everyday work
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
tone quality; sound quality
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
cease and desist order; stay order; discontinuance order; suspension order
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
to understand from experience
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
jumping to a hasty conclusion