to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to accelerate development
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
foreign enemy; outside invader
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
military force; military strength
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
each individual; each person
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
tendency; trend; inclination
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
racial discrimination; racism
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to throw at; to turn; to raise
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility