to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to happen to meet; to come across
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
our country; our land; one's own country
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to look down on; to condescend
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
the matter you have been talking about
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
January; first month of the lunar calendar
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
to rule; to govern; to administer
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to distribute; to hand out
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season