mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
living thing; organism; creature; biology
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
how; in what way; how about
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
secretary-general; director
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
telex; teletypewriter exchange
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
preservation; retainment; keeping
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole