weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
alteration; falsification; faking
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
epidemic; plague; pestilence
mental illness; psychosis
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
both sides; two sides; double-sided
right in the middle (of); midst; height
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
palatial residence; stately mansion
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
construction; establishment
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
index; indices; indicator
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to sell off; to sell completely
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
sense of values; values; value system
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
writing (e.g. as a profession)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair