timewasting; killing time
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
spread; span; expanse; extent
ordinary people; general public; public at large
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
orphan; person without friends
distress; wretched condition
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to make a speech; to address
turning sideways; landscape orientation
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to throw on the fire; to burn
naturalization; naturalisation
request; appeal; claim; purchase
restlessly; in continuous motion
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
adoption; selection; choice
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to wait and see; to see how the land lies