to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
trend; tendency; momentum
personal affair; one's own affair
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
proponent; exponent; advocate
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
looking on with surprise; surprised and changing one's expression
firm; strong; solid; stable
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
calamity; disaster; accident
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
blood and iron; military might
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
military force; military strength
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
government official; clerk