poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to be clear-headed; to be brainy
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
patriotic feelings; patriotism
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
number of persons; personnel
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
advanced level; high grade; senior
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
engagement; business; affair; use; need
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
peril; danger; hazard; distress
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
powerful person; influential person
to have an eye on; to zero in on
audience (with a person of high standing)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
progress; being under way
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval