to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
heading; headline; index; headword
few decades; many decades; several decades
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
raging fire; conflagration
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
yourself; himself; herself
and; thereupon; because of that
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
online news; netnews; Usenet
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
every evening; night after night
kitchen; financial situation; finances
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
chief of the general staff; chief of staff (esp. US)
number; number plate; license plate
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
flight; desertion; escape