desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
domestic; parochial; noncosmopolitan; provincial
indictment; prosecution; complaint
very great; enormous; serious
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
person who looks good in jeans; denim lover
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
crude construction; crude manufacture
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
ultimate; final; last; eventual
person who won't act without being told to; person who waits to be told what to do
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
dozens; scores of; decades
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person