wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
having no idea; having no clue
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
northern part; the north (of a region)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
several years; a few years
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
every place; various places
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
study; research; investigation
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
(political) power; authority; influence
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to shout (in anger); to yell
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward