dying;  death;  dead;  useless;  damned
 defenseless;  defenceless;  unprotected;  vulnerable
 for a short while;  for a brief period;  soon;  in a short while
 race;  tribe;  species;  genus;  stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
 one's cherished opinion;  pet theory
 open seam;  seam that has come apart;  tear
 time;  thyme;  time out (e.g. in sport)
 theme;  topic;  subject matter;  motif;  project;  slogan
 to burst into bud;  to sprout;  to have a crush;  to be infatuated
 to be ruined;  to go under;  to perish;  to be destroyed
 to go to ruin;  to go under;  to fall;  to be destroyed;  to die out;  to become extinct
 perpetuation of one's descendants
 artificial insemination;  intrauterine insemination;  IUI
 breeding;  multiplication;  increase;  propagation;  reproduction
 downfall;  ruin;  collapse;  destruction
 number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole);  overall number
 custom;  practice;  said;  aforementioned;  instance;  example
 living thing;  organism;  creature;  biology
 reproductive capability;  fertility;  fecundity;  biotic potential
 duration;  continuance;  survival;  persistence;  retention
 high;  noble;  refined;  advanced
 to be affected;  to put on airs;  to pose
 surely;  clearly;  without a doubt;  in all probability;  no matter how one slices it;  no matter how one looks at it
 sexual preference;  sexual predilection
 white heat;  incandescence;  becoming excited;  getting heated (e.g. of a discussion);  reaching a climax
 romance (e.g. Arthurian romances);  heroic tale;  (nigh) impossible dream;  adventurous spirit;  (full-length) novel;  romance
 stupid;  meaningless;  worthless;  hopeless (person, situation);  beyond help;  beyond saving
 rather;  better;  instead;  if anything
 positive;  assertive;  active;  proactive;  aggressive
 unconventional;  eccentric;  offbeat;  aberrant;  outlandish;  crazy
 ordinary;  common;  commonplace;  mediocre;  unremarkable;  undistinguished
 nameless;  unnamed;  obscure;  unknown;  causeless;  unjustifiable
 chronological order;  time series
 to drink up;  to drain (cup)
 folding;  collapsible;  telescopic
 to straddle;  to sit astride;  to mount;  to extend over;  to spread over;  to span