is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
heaps of corpses all around
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
appointed time; timetable; schedule
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
sea of blood; pool of blood
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to mourn over the death of
avoiding or dodging responsibility
abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
single-mounted gun (naval turret, tank, etc.)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade