contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
each nation; many nations; many countries
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
secret; private; surreptitious
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
export; exportation; efferent
smuggling; contraband trade
prohibition; inhibition; ban
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
not limited to; not just ...
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
custom; common practice; habit
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
outside the country; abroad
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly