country; territory; domain; realm
current administration; present government
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
morality; moral principles
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
because of; owing to; due to
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
democracy; democratic system of government
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
process; course; mechanism
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
divorce; dissolution of adoption
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
depravity; corruption; degradation
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
activity; briskness; prosperity
before the gate; in front of the gate
product; produce; result; fruit
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit