at first; in the beginning; originally
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
old friend; old acquaintance
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
product; produce; result; fruit
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
extra-large; king-size; highest (priority, urgency, etc)
non-fruit-bearing flower; sterile flower; something that is flashy with no content
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
successive generations; successive emperors
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless