remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
should do; ought to do; must do
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
troublesome; annoying; complicated
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to collect; to assemble; to gather
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
adds force or indicates command
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
Europe and America; the West
major powers of the world; great powers
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
government; administration
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
returning tit for tat; retaliating
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter