to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
equality; impartiality; evenness
to blame; to find fault with
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to extort (money); to blackmail
for example; for instance; e.g.
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
fishing industry; fishery
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
large amount of money; great cost
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
although I say; although one might say; although called
way out; means to escape; escape route
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to get strong; to gain strength
last night; yesterday evening
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
outlook; general situation
coastal waters; adjacent seas
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
the whole day; all the day
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite