to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
just one person; only one
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
not a little; not a few; considerable
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
each place; various places
same; similar; (just) like; equal
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
war situation; progress of a battle
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
such; like that; in that way
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
periodic; regular; routine
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
great difference; big difference; wide margin