to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
cheap article; poor-quality article
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
with a whoosh; with a swish; with a whirl; whizzing by
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
near; close by; within reach; familiar
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
local specialty; special product (of a region)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
concentrated fire; intense criticism
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic