to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
number two; mistress; concubine
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
real experience; actual observations
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
although I say; although one might say; although called
interest; rights; concession
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
disputed territory; conflict area
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
agricultural land; farmland
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
notice; attention; observation
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore