things at hand; personal belongings
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
news programme; news program
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
confusion; distraction; derangement
sympathy; compassion; pity
place; room; margin; scope
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
very; much; greatly; a lot of
news program; news programme
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
people; men and women; each person; everybody
present continuous tense; present progressive form
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
notice; notification; report; posting
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
critic; reviewer; commentator
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
armed forces; military; troops
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone