stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
unconditionally; as a rule
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
tingling; stinging; pungently
to pause; to have a short intermission
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to communicate; to commune
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
good; goodness; right; virtue
to decide; to determine; to judge
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
badness; evilness; bad; evil
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
severe; strict; tough; hard
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
random; unintentional; unintended
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district