encroachment; erosion; corrosion
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
authenticity; credibility
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
superiority; predominance
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
on countless occasions; many a time
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
on the occasion of; at the time of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
person being waited for; person who waits
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)