pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to become vulgar; to coarsen
strong nation; powerful country
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
absence; disregard; indifference
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
something like ...; something called ...
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to look down on; to make light of
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
it is not (like that) either
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
strong person; the strong; the powerful
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of