to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; means
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to finish reading; to read through
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
modernization; modernisation
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
drama; theatre; theater; play
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
meeting place; assembly hall
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
financial power; financial means; wealth
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
manners; behavior; behaviour
here and there; in places
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
pair; two kinds; two ways
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing