overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
without; but if; otherwise; or else
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
discovery; detection; finding
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
long-term storage; long-term preservation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
beginning; outset; first; onset
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
in that manner; like that
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something