to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
apathetic; lackadaisical; indolent; weak; feeble; effeminate
Comintern; Communist International; Third International
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to put one's hand on; to touch
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to spit out; to eject; to dump
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find