to chase; to run after; to pursue
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
young person; youth; young
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
product; produce; result; fruit
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
comparatively; relatively
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
pork-barrel politician; special-interest politician; politician lobbying for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connected
power; authority; jurisdiction
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
with a clatter; clatteringly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
resignation; acceptance; consolation
topic of discussion; agenda
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
self-; from (a time or place)
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
guess; conjecture; surmise
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
close; intimate; on good terms
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
bringing; taking; carrying
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
older brother and younger sister