to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
tradition; legend; folklore
circulation; dissemination
to differ; to vary; to disagree
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
cold reception; inhospitality
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son