to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
that's the way it is; such is life
willpower; energy; vitality
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
chief vassal; senior statesman
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
imagination; supposition; guess
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
to govern; to manage; to subdue
people; citizens; subjects; folk
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
eventfulness; pressure of business
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to cease; to stop; to be over
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
this for sure; certainly is
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible