literature; books (reference); document
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
republican form of government; republicanism
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
financial muscle; economic clout
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
quitting drugs; going cold turkey; going clean
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
flour; meal; powder; heroin
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
comparatively high; fairly expensive
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to use and then throw away
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
ignorant of the ways of the world
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
death from cold; freezing to death
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
favorite; favourite; habitually used
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty