to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to stop walking; to pause
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
difficult problem; challenge
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
father and mother; parents
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
because of; owing to; due to
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
underground organization; underground organisation
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
political situation; political affairs
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
general public; the masses
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
should; must; -able; probably; likely
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)