ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
town; city; municipal; urban
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
disorder; chaos; confusion
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
knowing; (an) acquaintance
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
way (of doing); manner; method; means
each; (arch.) you (plural)
place where one works; construction site; working area
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
construction; establishment
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest