anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to let out a cry; to shout
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
alternately; by turns; one after the other
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to stop talking; to be silent
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
long military service; having experienced many battles
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to press against each other; to huddle together
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin