to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to stop walking; to pause
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
sympathy; compassion; pity
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
declaration; proclamation; announcement
detour; circumvention; turning movement
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
exaltation; emotional uplift
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
battlefield; battleground
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to differ; to vary; to disagree
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to repeat; to do something over again
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
cannot be helped; unavoidable
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front