to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
conflict; fighting each other
good; goodness; right; virtue
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
contradiction; inconsistency
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
early on; earlier on; from early
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
decision; ruling; judgement; judgment
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
system; institution; organization; organisation
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
time; season; period; phase; stage
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly