departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
our country; our land; one's own country
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be too numerous; to be too much
beyond imagination; unimaginable
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
if so; in that case; in that situation
separation; farewell; parting
nod; inclination of the head
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
(opening of a) wound; cut
at once; there and then; immediately
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
finishing blow; coup de grâce