to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
whatever the case; under any circumstances
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
clearing one's throat; cough
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
number of births (including stillbirths)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify