to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
several years; a few years
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
intelligence operative; spy
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
this and that; one thing or another
the place for; the time for; the level of
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
national border; provincial border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
(exercising) the right to command
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be