trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
tradition; legend; folklore
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to refer to; to use as reference
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
here and there; everywhere
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
moisture; humidity; dampness
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
corridor; hallway; passageway
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to squeeze out; to wring out
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
superiority complex; sense of superiority
doing whatever one pleases
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint