rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
party; gang; company; squad
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
to care for someone; to look after someone
demotion; relegation; downgrading
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
commissioned officer; military officer
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
feudal lords; barons; princes
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
punishment by demotion; disciplinary demotion
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
offering a full report to a superior
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
looking on from afar; being a spectator
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
boisterously; roughly; briskly