column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
accumulation; accumulate; store
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
young and energetic; up-and-coming
brain worker; brain-worker; white-collar worker; mental worker
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
property; fortune; assets
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
rare; extraordinary; singular
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
each time it happens; at all such times
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
system; institution; organization; organisation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
donation; contribution; endowment
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility