to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
finding employment; getting a job
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
originally; by nature; from the start
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
older sister; elder sister
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
unique; peculiar; singular
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
now; the present time; just now; another; more