whole story; full picture; full particulars
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
leader; central personage
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
coherence; order; focus; point
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
damp; moist (negative nuance)
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
position; job; employment; opening
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
meeting; greeting; welcome
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to make a lasting impression
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden