early (days); initial stage; initial
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
concealment; suppression; hiding
albinism; chlorosis; bleaching (of coral)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
construction; establishment
grasp; catch; understanding
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
political measures; policy
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
large amount of money; great cost
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous