to contract (a disease); to suffer from
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
picking; collecting; harvesting
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
reaching; attaining; arrival
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
descendant; posterity; offspring
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
main; principal; chief; primary; major
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
plants and animals; flora and fauna
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
excretion; discharge; excrement
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
passive; negative; conservative; depolarization
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps