famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
with a start; with a jump
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
scholarly; scholastic; academic
formula; equation; method of calculation; calculus
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
ringing; throbbing violently
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to be enchanted; to be charmed
individual; one by one; separate; each
to some extent; to a certain extent
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
already known; well-known
like this; such; thus; in this way
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate