to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
effect; result; worth; use; avail
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
bygones; the past; past event
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
(political) administration; political power
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
sobriety; soberness; sober face
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
beloved child; dear child
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
dissidents; people who are against the Establishment; anti-Establishment groups
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
aptitude; aptness; suitability
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
modernization; modernisation
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
outside of one's area of expertise