carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
even though; despite; when
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
succession struggle; succession race
since when; from when; how long
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
a rival horse or candidate
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
draft (esp. in baseball); draft; rough copy; draught (beer); draft; draft (air current)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
proper; respectable; decent; honest
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
dominion; territory; possession