foolhardiness; recklessness; savage valour; savage valor; brute courage
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
preliminary investigation; preparation
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to be consistent; to be coherent
many problems; various problems
personal affair; one's own affair
individual; private person; personal; private
the relation of master to servant
very; much; greatly; a lot of
the eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
way one walks; one's walk
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to speak ill of; to disparage
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
preparations for returning (home)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)