prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
rampancy; prevalence; domination
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
consists of; comprises; is made up of
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
people; citizens; subjects; folk
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
import; importation; introduction; afferent
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
in the future; another day; later
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)