predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
having no special rank or title
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
a considerable number; a fair number
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
for some (unspecified) reason
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
difficult to ...; hard to ...
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to look away; to turn away
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to care for someone; to look after someone