preference; priority; precedence; right of way
military force; military strength
thereupon; shortly thereafter
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
inside; interior; inner part
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
the other day; lately; recently
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
there is nothing; having nothing
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
being good-for-nothing; useless person
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
red-hot iron; swords and guns; gunfire; termagancy; violent temper; gambler; red flesh of lean tuna
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
thorough; exhaustive; complete
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
no sleep or rest; working day and night