contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
gunpowder magazine; magazine; explosives warehouse; (fig.) powder keg
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
internal combustion engine
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
rowing; paddling (by hand)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
going upstream; sailing against the current
state of the war; war situation
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to have a hard time of it; to have a bitter experience
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
cannot be helped; unavoidable
rapid expansion; rapid growth; sharp increase
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
spy; secret agent; spying
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
to vie with one's opponent
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
insatiable; untiring; persistent
unconfirmed; unidentified
falling in love; attachment
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
patriarchy; system of patriarchy
male dominance; male supremacy
rights of the head of a family
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
absolute obedience; complete submission
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
counter for (small) boats
as a nation; with the whole country