in comparison to; rather than
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
library (usu. single-room); small library
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
use; utility; profit; gain
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
settlement; solution; resolution
if it is the case that ...
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to intend; to be sure that
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
way of solving (a problem); solution
proposal; proposition; suggestion
for example; for instance; e.g.
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
100,000,000; one hundred million
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
this for sure; certainly is
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
rather; better; instead; if anything
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-