ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
older sister; elder sister
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
being very busy; busyness
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
on the occasion of; at the time of
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
transport; transportation
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
god of war; (fig.) war hero
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
even if not; even without
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
hostility; animosity; enmity
explanation; interpretation
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to jump at; to be attracted by
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to put into effect; to put into practice
in this manner; in this way; like this
something like ...; something called ...
this and that; various things
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)