special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
germination; sprouting; budding
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
considerably; fairly; quite
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
until now; so far; up to the present
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
land readjustment; town planning
agricultural land; farmland
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
influenced (by); under an influence