written estimate; quotation; quote
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
memories; recollections; reminiscence
that's a different matter; that's a different story
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
looking on (somebody) as hostile
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
entreaty; supplication; petition
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
comparatively; relatively
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs