aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
while alive; during one's lifetime
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to be consistent; to be coherent
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
for example; for instance; e.g.
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
for (some) doubtful points to remain
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
in that way; like that; that way
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
carelessly; inattentively
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
governor-general; governor; viceroy
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
reinforcement; strengthening
to be muddy; to be slushy
to be fated to; be linked by fate
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical