mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
descendant; progeny; offspring
to taste; to savor; to relish
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
to take back; to recapture
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
distinction; discrimination
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
subordination; dependency
to farm; to cultivate a field
drought; long spell of dry weather
pasture; grassland; meadow
(death from) starvation; starving to death
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
migration; move; emigration; immigration
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
spouse; wife; husband; partner
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
forevermore; for eternity