several years; a few years
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
orphan; person without friends
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
that's the way it is; such is life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this world; this life; world of the living
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
headquarters; head office; main office
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start