thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
(exercising) the right to command
preservation; retainment; keeping
suddenly; all of a sudden
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
authenticity; credibility
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
religious organization; religious organisation
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
commitment; pledge; promise
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
moving about; stirring about
essence; true nature; substance; reality
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
(necessary) personnel; required person
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication