interference; intervention; meddling
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
at least; at most; (even) just
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
family; members of a family
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
perception; sensing; noticing
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
while; during; while; although; all; both
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
goodness; excellence; virtue
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old