tedious; boring; being fed up with
to be able to manage somehow or another
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
cruising range; flying range
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
steady advance; carrying all before one
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
general idea; concept; notion
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
chance (of success); odds
one-by-one; separately; in detail
countermeasure; counter-measure
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
in the same way as; just like
to boost; to force up; to push up
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
transport corps; army service corps
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
going around; patrol; round; tour
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
clearly; distinctly; vividly
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
(made of) stone; stone-built