to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
country; territory; domain; realm
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
wherein; therein; thereinto
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
agricultural land; farmland
reason; grounds; circumstances
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
base; basis; bedrock; platform
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
point of compromise; common ground
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
(political) power; authority; influence
to make one's own; to take possession of
changing completely; transformation
to look down on; to make light of
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
absorption; suction; attraction
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy