origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
two persons; two people; pair; couple
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
godfather; sponsor; church fathers
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
starvation; famine; hunger
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
form; shape; figure; visage
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
hypothesis; supposition; assumption