running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
desperately; for one's dear life
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
resignation (from a position)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
for (some) doubtful points to remain
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
several times (as large, over)
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to apologize; to apologise
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark