dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
direct descent; direct line
constitution; rules; regulation
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
absence; disregard; indifference
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
system; institution; organization; organisation
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
will; testament; last request
split; division; break up
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
supreme; sublime; highest
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
ultraconservatism; archconservatism
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
genius; prodigy; talented person
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)