suffering; distress; hardship; trial
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
small number; few; minority
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
promotion; raising of status
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
chaos of war; war turmoil
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
with no effort at all; easily
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
great physical power; animal strength
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
audiovisual; adult video; porn video; pornographic video
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
same generation; one's generation
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
contradiction; inconsistency