simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
one's own child; one's own children
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to increase; to add to; to augment
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
members; member; constituent
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to be all out; to exhaust
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
five (long cylindrical things)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
(making something a) political issue
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up