painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
tool; implement; means; furniture
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
reception center (e.g. for refugees) (centre)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough