warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
war; battle; match; game; competition
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
here and there; in places
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
impossible; unlikely; improbable
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
literally; to the letter; literal
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to watch steadily; to stare
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)