resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
consequently; as a result
great victory; decisive victory; overwhelming victory; landslide victory
the very best; excellent; superb
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
state of the war; war situation
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
weather; fair weather; fine weather
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
negotiator; bargainer; point man
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade