comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
unable to resist; unable to suppress
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
current issues; current topics
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
audience; attendance; hearers
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
bribe; money under the table
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
equilibrium; good balance; poise
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
college of liberal arts (general education); liberal arts school
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
preparation; arrangements
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
firm; steadfast; indomitable; unswerving; invincible
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
to keep away; to keep at a distance
people; citizens; subjects; folk
origin; beginning; source; rise