growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
occupation; calling; livelihood
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
dispersing; breaking up; running away
powerful medicine; strong poison
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to concern; to be related
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
square; formal; prim; stuffy