self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to press against each other; to huddle together
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to correct oneself; to restate
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
imposing stance; daunting pose
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
system; institution; organization; organisation
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
rational; reasonable; logical
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
time around sunset; early evening
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
being dotted with; being scattered
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)