family; relatives; dependents; household
just a handful; only a small number (of)
survival; survivor; relic
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
power; authority; jurisdiction
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
insecticide; insect repellent
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
infrared rays; infrared radiation
region; limits; stage; level
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
light; right; right field; right fielder
pitch dark; total darkness
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to reduce (one's) speed; to slow down (driving, cycling, etc.)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator