equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
to spend time (on doing something)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
several hundred; hundreds (of)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
economic strength; economic power; economic might
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of