unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
agricultural community; farm village; rural
manners; behavior; behaviour
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
both (people); the two of them
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in one's own way or style
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
political measures; policy
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to farm; to cultivate a field
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top