wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
expression; look; countenance; face
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
new book; new publication
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
forced laugh; forced smile
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
how many people; a number of people
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to mark the end; to spell the end
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
preparations for returning (home)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
declaration of war; proclamation of war