disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
principal occupation; core business
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
anything and everything; just about everything
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to say no more; to sink into silence
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
members; member; constituent
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
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
substantial matter; significant item
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to need; to call for; to require
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
economic world; financial circles; business community
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to knock down; to slap down; to floor