believable; credible; trustworthy
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to have an eye on; to zero in on
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to mix; to stir; to blend
to throw into; to toss into
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
stomach ache; abdominal pain
each nation; many nations; many countries
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
one parent; single parent
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
mixed race; mixed parentage
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
three kinds; three varieties
stagnation; hindrance; delay
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
accumulation; accumulate; store
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle