distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
hedge; fence; border; limit
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
greedy; avaricious; covetous
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
as a child; when one was a child
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
one end; an end; part; fragment
to concern; to be related
sense of smell; olfaction
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
interference; meddling; butting in
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
in proportion to; just as much as
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable