extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to extend (e.g. a house); to add to (e.g. coals to a fire)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
hidden treasure; treasured article
what sort of; what kind of; what way
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
talk about divorce or separation
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to telephone; to make a phone call
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to be hot on a person's heels
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to think of; to come up with
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
sentence; verdict; pronouncement