light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
chicken bones; chicken carcass
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
along the way; along the road
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
(a place) out of one's reach
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
de facto husband; common-law husband
to frolic about; to mess around
in this manner; in this way; like this
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to be jinxed; to suffer a stroke of bad luck; to suffer a setback; to have a damper put on one; to have cold water thrown on one
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
maid; helper; help; assistance
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)