vitality; (one's) life force
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
progressive (enterprising) spirit
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
cooperation; collaboration
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
sublime; noble; high-minded
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
remarkable; striking; obvious
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
violent emotion; passion; fury
guess; conjecture; surmise
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to feel a chill run down one's spine
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
authority; power; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course