handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to pretend; to act (as if)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
rival candidate; opposing candidate
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
drama; play; powerful drug
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
uncle (younger than one's parent)
resignation (from a position)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
stray cat; alley cat; brazen cat which steals food
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
this; our; right; justice; checking account
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
Virgin Mary; Jesus' mother; Santa Maria (Columbus' ship)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior; abbess; prioress; mother superior
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
advance; moving forward; progress
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
one revolution; one rotation
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
harmonious melody; harmony; unity; euphony
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender