confirmation; certification; ascertainment
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
subdivision (into small parts)
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
diligent; hard-working; industrious
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
succession; continuation; series; sequence
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
no sleep or rest; working day and night
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
guidance; leadership; leading the way
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
right to choose; a say; option
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to kill; to choke the life out of
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to follow advice; to act upon advice
supreme leader; ultimate leader
crying out; proclaiming; exaggerated claim
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
family-oriented; familial
26th day of the month; 26 days
all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die