development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
town; city; municipal; urban
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
that; the matter in question
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
notice; attention; observation
governor-general; governor; viceroy
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
something; some kind of; for some reason
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
personal; individual; private