time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
not yet known; unknown; strange
to replace; to move; to change the position of
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
modern person; people of today
small fraction; small proportion
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
generation; the world; the age
convention; tired tradition; old custom
superstition; superstitious belief
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to live; to reside; to inhabit
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
one end; an end; part; fragment
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey