to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
full dress; formal dress; uniform
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
whispering into a person's ear
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
regulars; regular soldiers
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
groundless rumor (rumour)
last ray of hope; only hope
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
without a moment's delay; leaving everything else unattended to
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
curiously enough; oddly enough; strange to tell
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
labor; labour; toil; hardship
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with