characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to fall off; to tumble down
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
popular name; common name; given name
immediately; at once; instantly
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
intellectual level; level of intelligence
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
lightly; easily; carelessly
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
plainly; clearly; vividly
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to move (house); to change residence
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
of course; certainly; naturally
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to work hard; to work diligently
working adult; full-fledged member of society
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)