selling off; disposal by sale; sale
chief; main; principal; important
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
even though; despite; when
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
many; much; plenty; hardly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
royal capital; imperial capital
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to face on; to look out on to
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
industrial area; industrial zone
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind