how; in what way; how about; questionable
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
intensification; aggravation
to tighten the reins; to bring (someone) under control
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
French possession; French territory
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
(death from) starvation; starving to death
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
traditional; conventional
to stick it out (until the end)
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
preparing one's own lunch; bringing one's own lunch; paying for one's own lunch; working without pay; volunteer work
interested person; volunteer; supporter
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraconservative