ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to pay attention; to be watchful
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
same generation; one's generation
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to state; to express; to mention
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
possible; likely; probable
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)