secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
outline; summary; argument
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
one by one; one each; one at a time
dated; date; fixed; external
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
(necessary) personnel; required person
reopening; resumption; restarting
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
financial power; financial means; wealth
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
running out of gasoline (petrol)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
preface; introduction; preamble
heartbreak; grief; sorrow