day by day; every day; by the day
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
Rhineland (Germany); Rheinland
last spring; the spring of last year
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
hegemony; leadership; initiative
isolation; being alone; being friendless
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to apply pressure to; to press
treaty; pact; convention; agreement