taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
to beat to death; to kill
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to add (to); to add on; to append
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
complimentary ticket; courtesy card; discount coupon
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
prison sentence (without a stay of execution)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
stay of execution; suspended sentence
bribery case; bribery scandal; graft case
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent