to unfold; to unroll; to open
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
news; word; tidings; omen
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
gravitational field (of a celestial body); sphere of gravitation; gravisphere
motility; mobility; maneuverability
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
tag (children's game); tig
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
global scale; worldwide scale
to bring; to take; to bring about
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
sunlight; rays of the Sun
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
secretary-general; director
telex; teletypewriter exchange
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
preservation; retainment; keeping
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close