tendency; trend; inclination
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to be led by; to be headed by
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to gather; to collect; to assemble
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
tide; current; tendency; trend
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
wherein; therein; thereinto
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
prejudice; bias; distorted view