soon; shortly; nearly; almost
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to help carry a load; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
odds and ends; all; every
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to jump up and down; to hop
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
being startled; getting a shock
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to make an appeal; to urge
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
thousands; several thousand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day