group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to look around; to take a view of
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
just one person; only one
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
at once; immediately; right now
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
imprisonment; incarceration
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth