establishment; settlement
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
public interest; public benefit; public good
very; much; greatly; a lot of
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
walking around at night; night travel; night train
outlet (e.g. for water or gas); market (for something); outlet (e.g. for excess energy); vent (e.g. for emotions)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
level; standard; water level
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to temper thoroughly; to train well
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to harm; to cause harm to
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
sad; wretched; deplorable
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
one of these days; someday; one day
one of these days; someday; one day
to lend an ear to; to listen to
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion