ignorance; innocence; stupidity
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
government service; the bureaucracy
most part; greater part; majority
robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy
American War of Independence (1775-1783); American Revolution
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
a posteriori; posteriority
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
particularly; only; in the case of
reflection; consideration
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
sons and daughters; children; girl
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
place; situation; position; location
being frank; going so far as to say
fate; destiny; predestination
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be intimate with; to befriend
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
recuperation; medical treatment
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
(hard-earned rewards of) sweat and blood