environmental problem; environmental issue
government; administration
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
normalcy; normality; normal
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
smoothly; easily; readily
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
process; course; mechanism
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
environmental destruction
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
serious; severe; grave; acute
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial