cooperation; collaboration
impossible to do (although wants to)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
murder; killing; murderer
individual; private person; personal; private
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to come from; to have roots in
tens of thousands of years
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
custom; practice; convention; precedent
wide difference; a world of difference
it's no joke; gimme a break!
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to change completely; to change suddenly
hooklike; hook-shaped; unciform
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
big catch (fishing); good haul
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
good harbor (harbour); fine harbor
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
innumerable; countless; numberless