to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to control; to command; to get the better of
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
it is not (like that) either
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
no, not like that (but like this)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
himself; yourself; herself
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
fourth day of the month; four days
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
declaration of war; proclamation of war
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
mostly involve; principally involve
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
to teach; to take a teaching job
that day; the very same day
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary