to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
instability; insecurity; crankiness
due form; official; formality
audience (with a person of high standing)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
whatever (the case may be)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
influenced (by); under an influence
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
ostensible (surface) reason
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
how many months?; how long?
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to burst (open); to break; to split
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
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