it's not like; it isn't as if
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
the way back; the way home; return trip
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
first report (esp. of an incident or news story); initial report
each place; various places
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
in the same way as; just like
to differ depending on ...
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
(religious) faith; belief; creed
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
limited; limiting; restrictive
working; in operation; running; active
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
maintaining the status quo
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
in the end; on top of that
distant land; remote location; distant province
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
main cause; primary factor