activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
aptitude; aptness; suitability
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
principle; theory; fundamental truth
hegemony; leadership; initiative
establishment; settlement
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
decrease; reduction; decline
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
(not) a single person; (no) one
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary