religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
family; relatives; dependents; household
authority; power; influence
direct connection; direct link
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
in the same way as; just like
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
preliminary boiling (of hard-to-cook ingredients); cooking in advance
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to engage in lively conversation
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to accompany; to go with; to go together
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
hidden room; secret chamber
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation