effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
stranger; tramp; wanderer
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
form; method; system; formula
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to manage a state; to govern a country
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
continuation; succession; series
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to apologize; to apologise
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
hair on the back of one's head
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert