counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
chances of winning (a bet); odds
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
several hundred million years
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
infectivity; infectious capacity; transmissibility
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
red blood cell; erythrocyte
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
rational; reasonable; logical
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
from the beginning; from scratch
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
re-entering (data); re-typing
choices; alternatives; options
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
specialization; specialisation
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously