honor; honour; credit; prestige
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
handful; small amount; small number
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
difficult to ...; hard to ...
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
long ago; a long time ago; already
group; bunch; crowd; group
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)