polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
source of river; fountainhead
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
outside the country; abroad
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
(within a) territory; domains
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to have an idea; to have a clue
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
human rights; civil liberties
in person; personally; directly
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to give in (after initially resisting); to yield; to concede; (lit.) to break (one's) horn
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite