bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
several people; a few people
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
hard-fought win; winning through perseverance
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
to discuss; to talk together
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
research organization; investigative body
resolution; vote; decision
hegemony; leadership; initiative
this; our; right; justice; checking account
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to detain; to take into custody
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
feeling of a house or a room
to be boiled; to be cooked
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
instructor; advisor; adviser
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
to sweat and slave; to toil away
living together; coexistence
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen