(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place, one should see that all is in good order
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated