pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
lightly; easily; carelessly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to hide; to keep to oneself
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
around the world; throughout the world
to make a thundering sound; to make roar
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
genuine; authentic; true; real
empty lot; vacant plot of land
how many people; a number of people
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
body; group; party; company; troupe
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
massing (of troops); gathering
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy