to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
flying column; detached force
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
independence; self-reliance
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
double suicide; lovers' suicide
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
armed might; military power; the sword; force
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
cease and desist order; stay order; discontinuance order; suspension order
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize