15th day of the month; 15 days
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
general-purpose; all-purpose; one-size-fits-all
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
private person; individual
mass communication; mass media
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
popular will; will of the people
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
impulse buying; impulse purchase
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
backward somersault; back handspring; backflip
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
house where one was born; one's parents' house
the propertied class; bourgeoisie
well-bred; of good upbringing
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to be full of pride; to be boastful