activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
who's who; directory; social register
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
study; research; investigation
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
government; administration
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
not a little; not a few; considerable
amount of money; sum of money
society; public; community; social studies
estimate (of costs); budget
increase (in an amount of money)
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
to attack; to assault; to assail
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
short and stout; small but wide around
body; physique; build; stature
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to knead well; to polish; to refine
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
side; beside; feature of a sword blade