Felidae (family comprising the cats)
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
to waste one's efforts; to work to no (useful) effect
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
human kindness; human weakness
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
interpersonal; between individuals
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
tall and lean figure; tall and slender figure
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
the reason is ...; it is because ...
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
fixed date; appointed day
to listen to in an ecstasy
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection