to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
transactions; dealings; business
financial power; financial means; wealth
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
cruelty; hard-heartedness
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
right in the center (centre)
forgetting; lapse of memory
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
whole story; full picture; full particulars
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
how; in what way; circumstances
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
a few years ago; some years back
town; city; municipal; urban
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising