naivete; simplicity; innocence
nice; likeable; desirable
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to manage a state; to govern a country
sour look; surly face; pout
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
each nation; many nations; many countries
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
hostility; animosity; enmity
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
correction; revision; amendment
directly opposite; right in front
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to speak ill of; to disparage
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
match; game; bout; contest
(your) daughter; young woman
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to jar; to creak; to grate