mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to be opposite; to face each other
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
belief; faith; conviction
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
due form; official; formality
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone