custom; practice; convention; precedent
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
trial; judgement; judgment
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
fault; responsibility; culpability
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
house where one was born; one's parents' house
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
individual; private person; personal; private
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to entrust; to leave to a person
from where one sits; while sitting by
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
sign; indication; omen; symptom
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
re-education; retraining; in-service training
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration