our country; our land; one's own country
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to mourn over the death of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
high and low (social standing)
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to say; to tell; to state; to do
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
very great; enormous; serious
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
certain; definite; clear; credible
guess; speculation; supposition
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
interference; meddling; butting in
useless; vain; aimless; idle
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully