president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
The Confederate States of America; The Confederacy; CSA
American Civil War (1861-1865)
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
tenant farming; sharecropping
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to be rearranged or transposed
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled