daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
last line of a poem; finally
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
human resources; man-power resources
thrift; economy; frugality
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
management; administration; operation
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
inside one's heart; in one's mind
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
young noblewoman; princess
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to think of; to come up with
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away