naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
adoption; selection; choice
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
autonomy; right of self-government
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
humanism; humanitarianism
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
fertile; rich; productive
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
enmity; antagonism; hostility
farming; agriculture; cultivation
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
residence; abode; dwelling
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
mechanism; organization; organisation
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
hereditary; patrimonial; handed down from generation to generation
negotiations; discussions; connection
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)