to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
self-examination; reflection
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
healthy; sound; wholesome
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to take on a role; to take part
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
hey; listen; look here; I say
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to feel a chill run down one's spine
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to curve; to twist; to be rebellious
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); monetary offering (or gift) wrapped in paper; twisting throw
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
older brother and younger sister