resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
labor; labour; manpower; working force
world; society; people; the public
calamity; disaster; misfortune
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
exactly as stated; verbatim
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
living thing; organism; creature; biology
armed forces; military; troops
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
directly opposite; right in front
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
genuine; authentic; true; real
having said that; on the other hand
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely