structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
central nervous system; CNS
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
plural; multiple; several
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
thought; consideration; thinking
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
military service; conscription
decrease; reduction; decline
a few years ago; some years back
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to increase; to add to; to augment
preservation; retainment; keeping
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
intelligence; intellect; brains