extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to win and advance to the next round
all (there is); as long as there is
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to see through; to see the true nature of something
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
cross; crossed; cruciform
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
otherwise; or else; if not