scenery; scene; landscape
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
... years old; age (of) ...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
homecoming; return to one's home
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
abuse; misuse; perversion
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
homeless; homeless person
decrease; reduction; decline
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
increase in population; population growth
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
fertile; rich; productive
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to fan; to incite; to instigate
settlement; solution; resolution
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
way; method; means; (technical) specification
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
dwelling; house; residence; address
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask