to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
influence (on someone); inspiration
prime minister; premier; chancellor
every place; various places
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
presence; sitting with; being with
steamroller voting; steamrollering
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
resolution; vote; decision
vehement objection; bitter opposition
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
seeing for the first time; first sight
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to have a meal; to take a meal
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
concealment; suppression; hiding
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
literary woman; talented woman
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement