rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
slight; insignificant; small
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
speaking of ...; as for ...
to express (in words); to confess
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
resignation; acceptance; consolation
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
how many people; a number of people
in name only; titular; nominal
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
poisoning; kill by poison
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to bring; to take; to bring about
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval