to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
mountain range; mountain belt
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
southwestern part; the southwest
function; facility; faculty; feature
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
political measures; policy
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to continue (going along some trend)
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
world situation; world affairs
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to govern; to manage; to subdue
having said that; be that as it may
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years