work; business; company; study
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
to succeed; to bear fruit
to be as plain as daylight; to be as clear as day
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
cares; ill feeling; reserve
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
matter for great congratulation
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
joint; seam; joining point
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to smile (at); to grin (at)
removal; dismantling; detaching
as; because; with; due to
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
until now; so far; up to the present
to arrive; to come to pass