ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
chief; main; principal; major
town; city; municipal; urban
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
this is why; this means; it is the case that
passenger; rider; good rider
decrease; reduction; decline
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
dozens; scores of; decades
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
handful; small amount; small number
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
every place; various places
strict order; peremptory command
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)