at your own discretion; as you see fit
manly; masculine; like a man
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
simple honesty; tactless frankness
ability; capability; skill
technological development
at a young age; while still young
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
devoted; self-sacrificing
discriminatory; discriminative
human rights; civil liberties
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
personal attack; personal denunciation
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
lately; recently; nowadays
in the background; not standing out
spirit; heart; disposition
repeating; repetition; repeat (performance); rebroadcast; repeat sign; playing (an audio or video recording)
program guide; (TV) channel guide
brand name; trade name; product name
savarin; crown-shaped cake served with liqueur-laced syrup
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique