heredity; (genetic) inheritance
probability; likelihood; chances
striking; remarkable; considerable
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to collect; to assemble; to gather
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
(some) more; even more; longer; further
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
job; work; duties; trade; skill
place; room; margin; scope
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to revere; to respect; to worship
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
badness; evilness; bad; evil
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
reform; reformation; reorganization
to need; to call for; to require
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
few decades; many decades; several decades
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)