demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
general public; the masses
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
small change; coins; small sum of money
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to gather in large groups
same village; same town; same province
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
how long; how much; to what extent
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
home area; home town; local
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
time around sunset; early evening
chief; main; principal; major
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to become possible; to become able to (do)
these guys; these fellows
dispersing; breaking up; running away
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
pull; patronage; tug; discount
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)