criticism; commentary; review
questions and answers; dialogue
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
it hasn't been long since
giving; provision; furnishing
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
at first; initially; in the beginning
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to pile up; to accumulate
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
life or death; existence; destiny
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
practicality; utility; usefulness
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous