to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
originally; by nature; from the start
edge; relative; relations; border
acquaintance; appreciative friend
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
very young; little; childish; immature
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
one's native country; land of one's birth
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
offense and defense; offence and defence
life or death; existence; destiny
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
this for sure; certainly is
strong nation; powerful country
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
quinquennial; recurring every five years
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
back and front; opposition in the heart
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
long (time); protracted; prolonged
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
temporary; provisional; interim
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)