front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
manipulation of information; spin
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
biological child; one's own child
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
excess; surplus; superabundance
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to be talked about behind one's back
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
middle of the night; dead of night
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
preparations for returning (home)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
literature; books (reference); document