legislation; development of laws
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
fee; charge; rate; material
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to gather; to collect; to assemble
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
originally; by nature; from the start
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
in one's own way or style
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment