ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
rest; break; recess; intermission
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
proper; right; reasonable
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
such; like that; that sort of; very
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
together; at the same time; same; identical
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
just a minute; small quantity
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that