people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
split; division; break up
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
for example; for instance; e.g.
foreign enemy; outside invader
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to accept; to receive; to agree
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
position; location; base; point; site
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
succession; continuation; series; sequence
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to have a talk; to tell a story
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
head; chief; boss; leader
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
deportation; expulsion from the country
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained