unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
surroundings; environs; circumference
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
the modern era; present day
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
lingchi (form of torture and execution used in China); slow slicing; death by a thousand cuts
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus