plural; multiple; several
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
few decades; many decades; several decades
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
absorption; suction; attraction
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
(United States of) America; USA; US
to come from; to have roots in
religious organization; religious organisation
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
(religious) faith; belief; creed
village; hamlet; settlement
ago; since; before; previous
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
riskiness; (level of) danger
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
accurate; correct; precise; exact
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
as (for); for; in the capacity of
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
survival; survivor; relic
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling