race (of people); type of person
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
materials; data; document
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to die out; to become extinct
natural calamity; disaster
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
river; stream; River; the ... river
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to step over or across; to overcome
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to die; to lay down life's burden
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
in one's own way or style
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to have a talk; to tell a story
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
had better ...; had better not ...
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution