subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
permanent; perpetual; lasting
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
when it comes to; concerning
level; standard; water level
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
throwaway; disposable; single-use
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
companion; company; tritagonist
to happen to have on hand or in stock
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
real experience; actual observations
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced