epidemic; plague; pestilence
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
over-fond parent; doting parent
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
recovery; undoing; recall
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
frequency (of occurrence)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to need; to call for; to require
letter; missive; note; mail
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to face on; to look out on to
port city; harbor city; harbour city
transactions; dealings; business
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole