the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
the whole island; all the islands (of a group)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
migration; move; emigration; immigration
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
after that; afterwards; thereafter
survival; survivor; relic
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
why; how; for what reason
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
that is to say; so that means
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)