place of refuge; refugee destination
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
honor; honour; credit; prestige
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
slight; insignificant; small
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
same crime; being equally guilty
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
comfort; consolation; diversion
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to carry out one's mission
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
a few people; small number of people
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide