birth; creation; formation
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
considerably; fairly; quite
to spread; to be propagated
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
attenuation; damping; decay
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
the last moment; the very end
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to become desperate; to give in to despair
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
though; notwithstanding; although
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
all-out attack; general offensive
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
long ago; already; a long time ago
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season