extensive; vast range; wide scope
Le Monde (French newspaper)
commandant; commanding officer; general
our country; our land; one's own country
exclusive; attached to; specialist
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to run down (stairs, etc.)
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
duty; function; office; mission; task
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to bring; to take; to bring about
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to harm; to cause harm to
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to check; to stop; to keep back
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
very interesting; of great interest
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)