the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
chaos of war; war turmoil
killing two birds with one stone
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be selected (from among many people)
to incur someone's enmity
duty; function; office; mission; task
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
competent; suitable; qualified
underestimation; undervaluation
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
growth period; growing season
respect and affection; love and respect
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback