favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
in the meanwhile; during the time
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
individual; private person; personal; private
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
how; in what way; by what means
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
dominion; territory; possession
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
the place for; the time for; the level of
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be able to manage somehow or another
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
each locality; each place; each region
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to capture; to seize; to plunder
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
situation; developments; outcome
no matter how much time passes
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to launch a surprise attack
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence