composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
7th day of the month; seven days
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
quiet; still; surreptitious
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
just because; even if; even though
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
ten best people (in a particular field)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
series of battles; successive battles
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
defense; defence; fielding
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd