critical condition; being on the verge of death
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
rule; reign; peaceful times
had better ...; may as well ...
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to take charge during someone's absence
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind; to leave (a manuscript, etc.) unfinished; to leave half-written; to forget to write; to leave out
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
individual; one by one; separate; each
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
one-year-old; one year old
feeling of frustration; sense of failure
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to break into fragments; to go to pieces