generation; the world; the age
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
material (data) for one's research; research material
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
banning of books; banned book
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
difficult problem; challenge
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
midway; halfway through; in the course of
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
the last moment; the very end
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
vitality; (one's) life force
to take someone's life; to kill someone
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
birth; creation; formation
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
infection; contagion; becoming infected
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm