frequency (of occurrence)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
grandfather; male senior-citizen
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
organization; organisation; forming
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
departure; leaving; going away; recession
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
only; merely; but; no more than
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
(a person's) appearance; looks
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)