in the meanwhile; during the time
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
genius; prodigy; natural gift
development; exploitation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
in comparison to; rather than
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
root; source; origin; cause
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
reigning; controlling; dictating
strong nation; powerful country
disturbance; riot; mayhem
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be injured; to sustain a wound