to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
in the face of; in defiance of
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
in the meanwhile; during the time
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
belligerence; fighting spirit
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to thrust away; to send flying
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
left side; left-hand side
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
connection; link; relationship
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
convenient; handy; useful
continuation; succession; series
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
prospects of victory; chances of success
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
endurance contest; test of endurance
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")