to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to grant permission; to give permission
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
amount of material resources
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to withstand; to be able to endure
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
difference; disparity; gap
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to control; to command; to get the better of
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to mind; to care; to worry
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)