ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
study; research; investigation
ultimate; final; last; eventual
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
price; cost; value; worth; value
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
-less; lacking; non-existing
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
tone (of voice); manner of talking
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
to concern; to be related
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
master; teacher; stable master
ostensible (surface) reason
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
profitable plan; good plan
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
choker (type of necklace)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
automatic; intransitive verb