source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
present; current; in operation
procedural law (as opposed to substantive law)
existing law; existing laws; laws in force
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to disperse; to take a castle
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
complete stranger; total stranger
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
high ground; plateau; heights
handbag; purse; briefcase; attache case
bunch of flowers; bouquet
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
snowdrop (Galanthus spp.)
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!