black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
improvement of relations; rapprochement
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
submission; return to allegiance
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
source of funds; resources; finances
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
crops; agricultural produce
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
sales; selling; marketing
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
handicraft; industrial art object
local specialty; special product (of a region)
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
all people; the whole nation
equality; impartiality; evenness
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
intelligence agency; secret service
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
leader; magnate; big head