new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
national border; provincial border
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
(having) striking effects; (producing) dramatic results; of particular efficacy
long time; long interval; for quite some time
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
control; management (e.g. of a business)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
stairs; stairway; staircase