to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
participation in politics; suffrage; voting
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to speak ill of; to disparage
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up