home area; home town; local
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
by means of; due to; because of; according to
depopulation; declining population
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
proposal; proposition; suggestion
leadership; initiative; spearhead
attraction; lure; invitation
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
construction; establishment
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to say no more; to sink into silence
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal