improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
abuse; misuse; perversion
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
infection route; source of infection
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
federation; federal state; United States of America
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
global scale; worldwide scale
direct connection; direct link
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
outsider; someone outside of a group
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to beat to death; to kill
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
in case of; at that time; at this time
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
last night; yesterday evening
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking