good prospects; full of hope; promising
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
woman; female; feminine gender
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
conviction; belief; confidence
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to go out and away; to leave
clearing one's throat; cough
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
requisition; commandeering; conscription
that is to say; so that means
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
end; tip; extremities; terminal