reduction by half; halving
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
governor-general; governor; viceroy
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
Gael; Garr; Gehl; Gere; Gerle; Goehr
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
such ... as; or some such
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright