to lose the attacking initiative
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
roll; scroll; rolled book
striker (triangular piece of steel used with flint to create sparks)
backwash; rip current; stern wave; drawback (of a tsunami, i.e. when a wave trough reaches land before a crest)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
subordinate offices or institutions
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
maintenance and repair; upkeep (of equipment)
following sentence; succeeding sentence
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
party in full swing; party at its peak