to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
around the world; throughout the world
looking on; remaining a spectator
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
good; goodness; right; virtue
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
yoke; constraints; oppression
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
management; administration; operation
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
property; fortune; assets
to sell off; to sell completely
the people; citizens; the populace
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
watchful waiting; careful supervision
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
way one walks; one's walk
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
normalcy; normality; normal
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery