bureaucratic routine; red tape
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
in succession; one after another
lost article; something forgotten
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
rising; ascending; climbing
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
being reluctant to sell; holding off on selling
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
continuing at a high level; remaining high
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to rally; to make a comeback
two sly characters outfoxing each other
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen