attendance; participation; presence
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
recollection; reminiscence
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to pour forth; to spill out
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
attendant; attendance upon another
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
state of drunkenness; (in a) fuddle
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
sincere; honest; faithful
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
the lower classes; the common people
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
with a clink (click, clack)
self-determination; suicide
volley of rifles at a funeral
coherence; order; focus; point
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
way; method; means; resource; course
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
dictatorship; despotic government
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning