obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
pride; boast; credit (to)
(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
because of; owing to; due to
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
royal capital; imperial capital
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
it's been a long time; long time no see
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
rollback (e.g. of prices); rollback
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
one's (own) house; one's (own) home