birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
authenticity; credibility
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
(not so) much; (not) very
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
most part; greater part; majority
everything working out as desired
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
one eye; one of one's eyes
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to tear off; to strip; to rob
on the way back; returning
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
to expel; to eject; to push out; to force out
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity