bluff; false show of power; bold front
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
area; region; district; locality
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
high mountain; alpine mountain
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
refining; purification; careful manufacture
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
femoral region; thigh area
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole