painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
cruising range; flying range
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
you could say; you might say; verging on the
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
in good health; alive and well; going strong
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
security; stability; safety; peace
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
dwelling; house; residence; address
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to pass (of time); to elapse
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
anything and everything; just about everything
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
wherein; therein; thereinto