permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
historical context; historical background
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
nothing but; except; no more than
Cala (South Africa); Ka-ra; Karla
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
small; fine; detailed; stingy
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
account book; register; ledger
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
society; the world; the times
unfairness; injustice; partiality
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat