to use up all one's strength
this occasion; at this time; now
story; tale; talk; discussion
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
cooperation; collaboration
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
real experience; actual observations
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
perpetual youth and longevity
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
what sort of; what kind of; what way
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
small number; few; minority
to launch a surprise attack
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
duty; function; office; mission; task
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
street; quarter; district; area
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to follow in succession; to happen one after another