to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
twice; again; second time
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to move (house); to change residence
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
people; men and women; each person; everybody
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
cut; reduction; curtailment
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to chase; to run after; to pursue