place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to say no more; to sink into silence
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
system; institution; organization; organisation
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
our country; our land; one's own country
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
sad; wretched; deplorable
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint