to get information out of a person; to begin listening
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
don't you think?; indicates question
prime minister; premier; chancellor
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tone (of voice); manner of talking
intellectual-type gangster
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(social) class; rank; grade
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to one's delight; to one's joy
honor; honour; credit; prestige
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
men and women of all ages
strong person; the strong; the powerful
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict