old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
national crisis; national disaster
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
leadership skill; leadership ability
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
estimate (of costs); budget
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
businessman with political ties
being upright and cleanhanded
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
duty room; staff room; waiting room
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)