on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
old army general; veteran army general
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
sentiment; sentimentality
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
just because; even if; even though
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
such; like that; that sort of
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
indiscriminately; recklessly
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
another kind; different kind; distinct species
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path