to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
wintertime; winter season
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
story; tale; talk; discussion
same family (race, tribe)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
patriarch; head of a family
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
a little bit; a little while
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
colouring (a drawing); coloring