to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
one by one; one each; one at a time
bolero (dance); bolero; shrug
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to shake; to waver; to tremble
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
smoke; smoked (salmon, cheese, etc.); tinted (glass, film)
northern part; the north (of a region)
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
all-out attack; general offensive
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
concession; conciliation; compromise
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
terrible situation; awful state of affairs; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
office job; clerical work
mobilization; mobilisation
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
hey; listen; look here; I say
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
remittance; sending money; transferring money
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle