on bad terms; at loggerheads
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
exploitation; overuse; abuse
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
improvement of relations; rapprochement
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
submission; return to allegiance
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
source of funds; resources; finances
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
crops; agricultural produce
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
sale; sales; selling; marketing
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
handicraft; industrial art object
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement