suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
dismissal (from a position); discharge
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
of course; certainly; naturally
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
trust; confidence; credence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
requisition; commandeering; conscription
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
commerce; trade; business
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
sudden price jump; steep price rise
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
simultaneous; all at once
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed