prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
northern part; the north (of a region)
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
confinement (indoors, to quarters, etc.)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
several years; a few years
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
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; problem (that needs solving); task
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
research; study; investigation
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
(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
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
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
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to discuss; to talk together
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial