to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
how many people; a number of people
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
only; merely; but; no more than
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to knock down; to utterly defeat
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of