ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil
Thebae; Thebae (Greece); Thebai; Thebes
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
the government; Administration
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
only recently; just of late
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to look away; to turn away
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
being startled; getting a shock