declaration; proclamation; announcement
what proportion; what percentage
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to spread; to be propagated
successively; one after another
in accordance with; according to
people; men and women; each person; everybody
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
several people; a few people
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
indescribable; having no way to express
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
to get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
thousands; several thousand
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
maintenance; preservation; improvement
(death from) starvation; starving to death
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
serious; severe; grave; acute
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
thin; slender; slim; skinny
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal