to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
source of revenue; financial supporter
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
to get change back; to be more than enough
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)