authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to complain; to make a complaint
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
serious look (on one's face); straight face
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
wanted poster; wanted person bulletin; search instructions
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
as planned; according to plan
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
ignorant of the ways of the world
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
custom; habit; customary practice
(one's) quota; assignment
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
that's the way it is; such is life
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
experiment; experimentation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)