false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
imprisonment; incarceration
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to tower over the surroundings
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be touching; to be moving
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
straight-laced person; stubborn person