appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
a few years ago; some years back
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
tide; current; tendency; trend
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
vicious circle; vicious cycle
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
scoundrel; rascal; villain
like this; this sort; this way
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
just a handful; only a small number (of)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
authority; power; function
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down