major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
gradual decrease; decline
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
treatment; service; handling; management
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to hang (something) on the wall
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
self control; self restraint
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to increase; to add to; to augment
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to thrust before; to thrust at