to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
capital; funds; seed money; asset
management; administration; operation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
chapter one; first chapter
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
northern part; the north (of a region)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
several hundred; hundreds (of)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
at that time; in those days
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
bullying; teasing; chivying
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally