figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
picking; collecting; harvesting
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
reaching; attaining; arrival
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
descendant; posterity; offspring
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
main; principal; chief; primary; major
not yet known; unknown; strange
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
plants and animals; flora and fauna
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies