to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
back off!; leave me alone!
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
great army; mighty host; whole army
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
one's attitude (toward); one's position; support or opposition; state of affairs; situation; developments
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
strong nation; powerful country