to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
overripeness; full maturity; full development
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
other; another; over; more than; I; me
in the meanwhile; during the time
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
occupier; occupying forces
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
militarism; warlike spirit
pride; boast; credit (to)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery