shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
flight; desertion; escape
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
nothing; nil; naught; nought
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
(distinction of) sex; gender
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
4th day of the month; four days
four (long cylindrical things)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
taking the mound; pitching a game
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
lack of information; data deficiency
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy