delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
mistress; kept woman; concubine
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
second marriage; remarriage
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
insurance; guarantee; warranty
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
should time and circumstances permit
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
ostentation; show; affectation
fast-talking; rapid talking
brown; light brown; tawny
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to make one's own; to take possession of