high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
group; bunch; crowd; group
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
inscription; epitaph; epigraph
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to gaze out at; to look out over
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
year in, year out; always; 24-7
lower region; lower part; region below
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
and yet; though; when; in spite of
and yet; though; when; in spite of
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed