to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
sense of politics; feeling for politics
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
university town; college town
student (esp. a university student)
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
go that far; to that extent
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope