deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
function; facility; faculty; feature
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
student (esp. a university student)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
first generation; founder
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
offender (esp. murderer); criminal
member of the upper house; senator
like this; this sort; this way
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
justice; fairness; impartiality
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough