illegal immigration; illegal immigrant
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
tradition; legend; folklore
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
newspaper story (article, account)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in this way; thus; such; uh...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody