ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to bring back; to restore
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
town; city; municipal; urban
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
sense of justice; feeling of righteousness; moral sense
peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
carrying out one's original intention
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
one by one; one each; one at a time
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
personal identification number; PIN; password number
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)