illegal; illicit; unlawful
public institution; public organization; official body
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
four corners; four ordinal directions
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
exemption from responsibility; disclaimer
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
(theatrical) fighting scene
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to stare back at; to look back at
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
old friend; familiar face
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
transfer; transport; removal
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness