to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
circulation; dissemination
human; human-like; as a person
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
writing; composition; essay; sentence
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
defense capability (defence)
to send or direct a person to
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
locality; local area; limited area
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
young person; youth; young
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
self-torturing; masochistic
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
major agricultural country; agricultural power; agripower
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot