to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
absence; disregard; indifference
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
done; just done; just finished
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
long time; long interval; for quite some time
three generations; three periods; third generation
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
critical moment; do-or-die situation
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
noble; men of rank; notables
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
chair seat; chair seating (as opposed to sitting on the floor)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
just because; even if; even though
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing