terrain; geographical features; topography
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
conscious; deliberate; intentional
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
what people say; rumours; public opinion
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
migration; move; emigration; immigration
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to extend; to expand; to spread out
domestic affairs; internal administration
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
someone else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
serious look (on one's face); straight face
mining; digging; working (a mine)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen