inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
of course; certainly; naturally
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
such ... as; or some such
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming