bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
evening meal; dinner; supper
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
listening device; bug; wiretap
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome
to be sticky; to be close together
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
one's every action; every single move
arbitrariness; self-will; whim
unexpectedly; surprisingly
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
bad behavior; misbehavior
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to be saved up (of money)
to look down on; to make light of
tendency; trend; inclination
it hasn't been long since
inferior position; inferior situation; disadvantage; subordination
superiority; predominance
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
appearance; expression; manifestation
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
upper reaches of a river; upstream
how long; how far; how much