the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
meteor swarm; meteor shower
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
society; public; community; social studies
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to lose one's way; to get lost
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
two years later; year after next
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
right of use; user rights
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
list or table of charges; tariff; price list
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
in low spirits; dejected; sad
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to help each other; to cooperate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
dignity; majesty; sanctity
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong