to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
invisibly; secretly; privately
happy tears; tears of joy
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
autonomy; right of self-government
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
support; backing; aid; assistance
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
aging; wearing out; deterioration
management; administration; operation
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
self-control; self-restraint
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
even more; still more; further
basket; basketball; basket cloth
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to put on airs; to assume importance
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
busy; having no (free) time
sex life; sexual activities
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless