to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
several years; a few years
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
a few years ago; some years back
to govern; to manage; to subdue
since then; from that time; ever since
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
one by one; one after another; successively
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
yield; output; production
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
groundless rumor (rumour)
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
back country; remote countryside
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
go that far; to that extent
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to get one's head around; to think about
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate