sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
subordination; dependency
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
emotional strength; force of will
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
general idea; concept; notion
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
total energy; all efforts
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
henry (unit of inductance)
Liddell; Lidell; Riddell; Ridel
national mobilization; total mobilization
global scale; worldwide scale
British person; Briton; English person; Englishman; Englishwoman
(how) many times; (how) often
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
indirection; indirectness
economic blockade; embargo
right to collective defense; right to collective defence
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
welcome; (warm) reception
appeasement policy; policy of appeasement
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line