to live; to make a living; to get on with
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
latest information; latest news; update
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
traditional; customary; conventional
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
conversely; on the contrary
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
otherwise; or else; if not
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
literally; to the letter; literal
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
successively; one after another