to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
as much as one can; as much as possible
military strength; military personnel
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
one's first campaign; one's first battle
thousands; several thousand
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
corridor; hallway; passageway
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
first meeting; first interview with
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
something; some kind of; for some reason
suspicious-looking; fishy
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
wherein; therein; thereinto
going to and fro; back and forth
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
wanderer; vagabond; capricious person; hobo
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
educated; learned; schooled
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
technical skill; ability; capacity
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully