to appease; to suppress; to calm
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
suppression; repression; subjugation
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
low (level, value, price, etc.)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
source of river; fountainhead
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
celebration of a child's seventh day
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
reason; cause; history; origin
evening; last night; yesterday evening
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange