objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
everyday life; daily life
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
until now; so far; up to the present
to complain; to make a complaint
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
outsider; someone outside of a group
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
should; must; -able; probably; likely
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be conspicuous; to stand out
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy