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 a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
story; tale; talk; discussion
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to be dispersed; to get separated
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
by all means; at all costs
participation; joining; entry
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
even though; despite; when
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
to become pale; to turn pale
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
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; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident