what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
agricultural land; farmland
objection; dissent; protest
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
sublime; noble; high-minded
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
reality; actuality; hard fact
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap