extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
birth; creation; formation
dozens; scores of; decades
rampancy; prevalence; domination
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
trouble; bother; annoyance
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
mental; spiritual; emotional
one's principles and position
siblings; brothers and sisters
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
another's parent; another's parents
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")