prohibition; inhibition; ban
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
labor; labour; manpower; working force
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
common front; united front
smuggling; contraband trade
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to distribute; to hand out
(giving) instruction; initiation
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
to care for someone; to look after someone
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
what sort of; what kind of; what way
medical care; medical treatment
free (of charge); gratuitous
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to be careful; to take the utmost care
looking depressed; long face
verbal message; word (from someone)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
it hasn't been long since
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
(top) half naked; naked above the waist