stagnation; hindrance; delay
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
many; numerous; various; large number of
another thing; other things; another man's property
thorough; exhaustive; complete
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
excluding the case when; when not
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to keep a watchful eye on
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
society; public; community; social studies
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically