to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
civil rights; franchise; citizenship
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
one end; an end; part; fragment
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
if so; in that case; in that situation
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
dying in a lost battle; falling in a lost cause
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
manned; occupied; piloted
surface of the earth; ground surface