to cultivate a better understanding
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
diagnosis; medical examination
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to live through; to survive
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
orphan; person without friends
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to find out; to discover; to locate
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
infinite loop; closed loop
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
political intervention; political interference; political meddling
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
good policy; wise policy; best plan
power of the state; government authority
invisibly; secretly; privately
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
ash; embers; complete destruction
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
way of talking; speaking style
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons