crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to employ; to hire; to charter
to be too late; to be too slow
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
study; diligence; discount; reduction
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
minimum; at the very least
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
several times; several degrees
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to yield to temptation; to succumb
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize