to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
don't you think?; indicates question
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
rival; competitor; competition
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
disobeying an order; insubordination
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
two times; twice; two degrees
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
back (of a chair); backrest
to jar; to creak; to grate
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
as (for); for; in the capacity of