to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
rise and fall; ups and downs
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
100,000,000; one hundred million
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
return; conclusion; reduction
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
improved strain; improved breed
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)
albumen (of a seed, esp. the endosperm)
elementary particle; particle
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
8000; eight thousand; many
square metre; square meter
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
separation; farewell; parting
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
deadly disease; sickness unto death
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)