to crumble away; to collapse
whole nation; whole land; whole country
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
true character; real nature
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
countries; (various) nations
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be born; to come into the world
chain; series; connection; linkage
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
end; close; conclusion; termination
solitary island; isolated island
to settle (in a place); to settle down
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
father and mother; parents
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
distortion; falsification; perversion
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person