independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
impression; strong belief; conviction
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
pressure; oppression; suppression
cannot be helped; unavoidable
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
all present; all concerned; all of us
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to be silent; to say nothing
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
objection; dissent; protest
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
retrial; reopening of a case; review; reexamination
cannot be compared with; no match for
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
firmly rooted; deep-seated
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one's real father; natural father; biological father
the whole area; all areas