coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
several minutes; a few minutes
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
crops; agricultural produce
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
extinction; annihilation; destruction
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
environmental destruction
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue