difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
clarification; definition
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
making an attempt; trial run
number of times; frequency; count
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to bring back; to restore
to make a vow; to take an oath
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
pair; the two; both persons; both things
clear; precise; definite; distinct
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
self-exile; going into hiding
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut