raw materials; ingredient
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
intestinal bacteria; gut bacteria
information transfer; information transmission
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
general idea; concept; notion
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
one (thing); one piece; one item
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
graft survival; survival of a transplant; engraftment
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
even though; despite; when
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
connection; link; relationship
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to get strong; to gain strength
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
sympathy; compassion; pity
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
door; gate; opening; title page
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
family; relatives; dependents; household
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration