construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
proper; respectable; decent; honest
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
armchair theory; impracticable theory
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
capable of anything; liable to do
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
village headman; village mayor
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
lately; recently; nowadays
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
again (and again); once again; yet again
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
bringing; taking; carrying
how; in what way; how about; questionable
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
prior investment; upfront investment
to grudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay