hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
to help each other; to cooperate
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
what people say; rumours; public opinion
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
to make sure of the truth
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
witnessing; observing; sighting
probability; likelihood; chances
system; institution; organization; organisation
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to taste; to try (food or drink)
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
free (of charge); gratuitous
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
reading too much into things
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore