strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
persistence; single-mindedness
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
powerless; helpless; incompetent
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
secret; private; surreptitious
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
natural; reasonable; understandable
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
falling apart while cooking
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
trio; gang of three; threesome
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
(your) daughter; young woman
to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity
art of self-defense (defence)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in