to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
besides; moreover; in addition
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
preparatory phase; preparatory period
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
how many people; a number of people
to be at a loss for words
this for sure; certainly is
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
even if; even though; however; no matter how
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
to degenerate; to lapse into