home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
assertion; declaration; affirmation
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
these guys; these fellows
two classes; double; two sets
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
another family; another house
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
older sister; elder sister
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
offence; offense; hindrance
formal marriage interview
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference