given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
regret; repentance; remorse
again and again; repeatedly
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
a little bit; a little while
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
commencing with; including
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
function; facility; faculty; feature
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
official name; formal name
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
virtue; charm; merit; good point
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh