attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
doing whatever one pleases
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(social) position; status
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
for example; for instance; e.g.
to knock down; to knock out
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to be consistent; to be coherent
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
creation; nature; the Universe
useless; vain; aimless; idle
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
nature; property; disposition