to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to approach; to draw near
the whole family; the whole house
call; summons; convening; convocation
mobilization; mobilisation
taste; liking; preference
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
transfer of a budget appropriation from one (government) section to another
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to stop talking; to be silent
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (esp. of an infant)
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
(find) common (meeting) ground
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable