treaty; pact; convention; agreement
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
prohibition; inhibition; ban
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
source of revenue; financial supporter
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
chance (of success); odds
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
the last moment; the very end
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to be ardent (of passion, zeal, etc.); to be aflame
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
little by little; bit by bit
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance