earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
national traits or character; nationality
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
of unknown nationality (of a vessel, plane, etc.); unidentified
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
news; word; tidings; omen
interior; inside; internal
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to go along; to walk along; to follow
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
thoroughly; through and through
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
to be damaged; to receive damage
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to pluck the strings of an instrument; to strum
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)