gem; jewel; precious stone
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
in public; in company; in the presence of others
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
accursed; damned; blasted
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
surrounding at a distance
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
scattered; separated; dispersed
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
street stall; stand; booth
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to get between; to be caught in
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to order; to command; to appoint
to remove; to move out of the way
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man