obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
second day of the month; two days
several times; a few times
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to discuss; to talk together
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
treatment (of a person); dealing with
topic of discussion; agenda
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to do together; to share; to participate in
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
interior; inside; internal
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
puppet government; puppet regime
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
chair; stool; post; office; position
to kick over; to kick down
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
action of making something; -ification
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to try all possible means
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
individual; private person; personal; private
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to