boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
to smear with blood; to kill
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to save; to leave over; to spare
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
draw (in competition); tie game
about the same; about equal to; close match
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
death in battle; death on the battlefield
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
review; reconsideration; revision
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
to solicit; to demand; to extort
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
child who loves their grandmother; child who is doted on by their grandmother
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
one's home country; one's homeland
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
this point; now; this late in the game
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous