but; however; provided that
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
whichever one chooses; either way
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
increase in population; population growth
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
experiment; experimentation
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
outside the country; abroad
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
to speak ill of; to disparage
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
essence; true nature; substance; reality
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
emotional strength; force of will
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
contradiction; inconsistency
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)