since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
in that manner; like that
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
clarification; definition
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
short deadline for payment or delivery; short delivery time; quick delivery
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
blunder; slip; error; error
principal occupation; core business
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to arrive; to come to pass
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
(sexual) bondage; rope bondage; playing with self-imposed restrictions (to increase the game's difficulty)
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
(having) two choices; choice between two things
to blame; to find fault with
understanding person; supporter
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse