preservation; retainment; keeping
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to talk to oneself; to mutter
shortsighted; narrow-minded
means; way; method; measure
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
by itself; automatically; naturally
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
distress; wretched condition
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
two times; twice; two degrees
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to help each other; to cooperate
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
prisoner (of war); POW; captive