elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to use up all one's strength
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
naturally; of course; understandably
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
equality; impartiality; evenness
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
blood and iron; military might
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to drink up; to drain (cup)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
anticipation; expectation
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
slave traffic; slave dealer
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
(social) position; status
every month; monthly; month by month
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland