cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
infant; baby; little child
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
change; transition; vicissitudes
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street