to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
offense; offence; crime; guilt; punishment
family; relatives; dependents; household
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
absorption; suction; attraction
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
racial discrimination; racism
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
personal affair; one's own affair
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
relation; connection; affinity
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
how many people; a number of people
forcibly; against one's will
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly