to claim victims; to leave casualties
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
present; gift; to give a present or gift
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
dependent on luck; matter of luck
scenery; scene; landscape
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
everything working out as desired
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
no matter how much time passes
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
accomplishment; execution
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend