to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
that is to say; so that means
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
establishment; settlement
customer traffic; customers; custom
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
even if ...; even supposing that ...
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
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)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
innumerable; countless; numberless
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)