somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
transport; transportation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
import; importation; introduction; afferent
power of the state; government authority
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
colonization; colonisation
subordination; dependency
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
the people; citizens; the populace
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
thousands; several thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
blow; shock; strike; batting
social unrest; public anxiety
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to be found; to be discovered
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery