convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
human rights; civil liberties
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism
much less; to say nothing of
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
explosion; rupture; break off
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
acceleration; speeding up
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
reaching; attaining; arrival
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited