brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to sustain a serious wound
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
temper; irritability; fit of anger; tantrum (esp. of children); temper tantrum
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
gambling den; gambling house
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
first of all; first thing
taking part (in planning); participation
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
alert status; emergency alert
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
forgetting; lapse of memory
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent