groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
defense; defence; protection
number of persons; personnel
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
literature; books (reference); document
all (there is); as long as there is
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
worst; worst-case (scenario)
profitable plan; good plan
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
reproductive capability; fertility; fecundity; biotic potential
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
third day of the month; three days
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
command; lead; generalship; leadership
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
to take over; to hand over
extremely talented; very gifted
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
animal or carnal desires; lust
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour