indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
weak-willed; lacking a purpose; lacking will power to be patient, purposeful, or resolute
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
Nobody's Boy (1878 novel by H-H Malot); The Adventures of Remi; Sans Famille
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
being about to cry; the verge of tears
life and death; life or death
death by suffocation; death by choking
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
final vote; run-off ballot
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to anticipate; to foresee
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
headache inducing; vexing
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
1,000,000; one million; million; many