to break the silence; to break one's silence
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
instead; but (on the other hand)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
hedge; fence; border; limit
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
self-; from (a time or place)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
aristocratism; patricianism; concept that only the nobility is qualified to rule
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
occupation; calling; livelihood
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
wish; desire; ambition; choice
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
classical form of martial art
you could say that; that might be so
at first; in the beginning; originally