to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
difference; variation; difference
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
small number; few; minority
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
trade; buying and selling
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
crop conditions; quality (of art)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
irregular soldiers; commandos
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
repeatedly; several times; many times
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive