to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
major powers of the world; great powers
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
memory; sense; experience
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
although I say; although one might say; although called
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
generation; lifetime; age
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing