isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
promising; hopeful; full of promise
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
elementary education; primary education
higher education; tertiary education
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
head; brains; intellect; understanding
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
as a child; when one was a child
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
major earthquake; large earthquake
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
cracks or fissures in the ground
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
irregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
beyond that point; after that
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)