sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
(death from) starvation; starving to death
poor physical health; bad shape
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to become clear; to be made public
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
prediction; prophecy; prognostication