it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
powerful person; influential person
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to gather; to collect; to assemble
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
although I say; although one might say; although called
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
boy; son; baby boy; young man
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
I see; that's right; indeed
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement