sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
awareness; realization; noticing
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
call; summons; convening; convocation
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
incessant working; working non-stop
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
MP; magic point; military police (US, etc.); MP; member of parliament (UK, etc.); MP
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to be at a loss for words
closely-guarded secret; top secret
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to take command; to give direction
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
theological school; seminary