to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
locality; local area; limited area
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
product; produce; result; fruit
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
city police; municipal police
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
bookbinding; binding (a book)
(instruction) manual; handbook
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket