arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to say no more; to sink into silence
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
exploitation; overuse; abuse
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
powerful person; influential person
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
that; the matter in question
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
serious; severe; grave; acute
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
holding out a little longer
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)