discovery; detection; finding
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
birth; creation; formation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
first generation; founder
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain