to succeed; to bear fruit
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
story; tale; talk; discussion
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to be dispersed; to get separated
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
by all means; by all costs
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
even though; despite; when
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to become pale; to turn pale
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to take on a role; to take part
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident