constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
power; authority; jurisdiction
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
dozens; scores of; decades
(period of) a year; during an era
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
rather; better; instead; if anything
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
war; fighting; fierce competition
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
calamity; disaster; accident
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)