day by day; every day; by the day
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
chief vassal; senior statesman
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
just you wait!; I'll show you one day!; you'll see!; you'll pay for this!
and then; and so; and; so then
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
10th day of the month; ten days
15th day of the month; 15 days
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
groundless rumor (rumour)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
using the strongest words possible; scathingly (criticize, deride, etc.); (praise) to the skies; in the highest possible terms
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
fixed date; appointed day
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
law observance; obeying the law
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with