remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
arrogant; haughty; insolent
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
after many twists and turns; after much trouble
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
moderate faction; moderates
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
compassionate; sympathetic
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
leading; guiding; commanding
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
transsexual; gender swap (in fiction); genderswap; total station; tracking stock
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be relieved; to feel relieved
progress; advance; making (good) progress
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated