proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
older sister; lass; young lady
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
letter of consent; letter of intent; agreement document
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
accurate; correct; precise; exact
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
will not do; do not; does not
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
capital strength (of an enterprise)
organizational capability; organisational capability
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
small number; few; minority
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
offensive (movement); aggression
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)