to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
must-read; required reading
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
posterity; future life; life to come
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to rock; to shake; to swing
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
reigning; controlling; dictating
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
calm; composed; leisurely
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
food and drink; eating and drinking
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious