thereupon; shortly thereafter
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
trusting to chance; trusting to Providence
how much; how many; to what extent
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
close; intimate; on good terms
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
protracted war; war of attrition
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
as much as one can; as much as possible
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon