private funds; own funds; private property
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
funny story; funny anecdote
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
influential person; man of importance
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
supreme; sublime; highest
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
30th day of the month; 30 days
without eating or drinking
work-in-progress; working state
to stay calm; to keep cool
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
considerably; greatly; a lot
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
to be contrary to one's expectations
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable