to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
episode; anecdote; vignette
the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
excluding the case when; when not
society; the world; the times
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to satisfy the requirements
in proportion to; just as much as
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to turn everything into a joke; to continue joking to the last
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
totally willing; fully motivated
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
and; thereupon; because of that
giant-killing; defeating a much stronger opponent
everyday life; daily life
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
Kerberos (computer security protocol)
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary