self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
reform; reformation; reorganization
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
price reduction; discount
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
accounting; administration (of money)
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
mid-sized store; middle-class brothel (in a red-light district)
to work hard at one's lessons
correctional matters (of a crime); prison affairs
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly