one's home country; one's homeland
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
error; mistake; slip; bug
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
resolution; vote; decision
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to give; to do (something) for
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
discipline; punishment; reprimand
league; federation; union
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
subconsciousness; the subconscious
timer; time switch; stopwatch; time keeper; self-timer; (delay) timer
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
Bangui (Central African Republic)
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
nine; team; players on a team; no
eight; eight (rowing boat)
six; sixth (interval, chord)
auxiliary device; auxiliary equipment
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down