protracted war; war of attrition
to withstand; to be able to endure
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
to take advantage of an opportunity
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
personality; character; individuality; personhood
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
script; screenplay; scenario
to express (in words); to confess
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain
property; fortune; assets
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to take on a role; to take part
famous literary composition
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
writing; composition; essay; sentence
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles