to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
agrarian community; farming area; farming region
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
serious; severe; grave; acute
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
each house; every house; many houses
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
wheat straw; barley straw
useful thing; usable article
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to get angry; to lose one's temper
tasting a food that one has previously heard of