to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
existence; possession; having; limited company
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
ruler's orders; master's orders
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
base (military, expedition, etc.)
too much; excessively; too
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
the entire force (of soldiers)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
by means of; due to; because of; according to
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
those confident in themselves
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
no!; no no!; no, not at all
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
one's long-cherished desire
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving