difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
newcomer; initiate; rookie
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to be discouraged; to shrink from
leisure time; idle moment
there is no leisure for the poor
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
entreaty; supplication; petition
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
upper half of the body; upper body
in its entirety; whole; wholly
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
midway; halfway through; in the course of
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
pessimism; disappointment