stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
countermeasure; counter-measure
offensive (movement); aggression
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax