to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
having said that; on the other hand
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
within; inside of; less than
to be too numerous; to be too much
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
one by one; in detail; minutely
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
enterprise; business; company; corporation
finding employment; getting a job
military personnel; soldier
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
society; the world; the times
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
polish; improvement; burnishing
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring