bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to step forward; to take a step forward
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
proposal; offer; request; application
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
authority; power; function
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
first generation; founder
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to pile up; to accumulate
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
site visit (auditors, public accountants, etc.)
depends entirely on; depends above all on
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)