urban area; urban district
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
danger; peril; hazard; risk
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
arrest; apprehension; capture
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
large amount of money; great cost
release; liberation; acquittal
to add (to); to add on; to append
village; hamlet; settlement
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
basin (e.g. between mountains)
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
one-by-one; separately; in detail
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
stale; hackneyed; cliched
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
face; looks; vestiges; trace
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain