purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
nightlife districts; drinking districts
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
long; drawn-out; very long
epidemic; plague; pestilence
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
technique; art; skill; move
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
(period of) a year; during an era
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to increase; to add to; to augment
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
cooperation; coordination; link
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)