import; importation; introduction; afferent
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
chief; main; principal; important
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
dozens; scores of; decades
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
craving; longing; thirsting
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
according to one's abilities; appropriate; reasonable
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
justice; fairness; impartiality
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to spread; to be propagated
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
establishment; settlement
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
decision; determination; resolution
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless