black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
society; public; community; social studies
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
at that time; in those days
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
considerably; greatly; a lot
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to stop walking; to pause
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize