trend; tendency; movement; attitude
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
young person; youth; young
intelligence gathering; information gathering
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to spread; to be propagated
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to pretend; to act (as if)
social; societal; societary
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
anti-establishment; anti-government
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy