to pass (of time); to elapse
Belfast (Northern Ireland, UK)
large number (of); many; majority
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
email friend; email penpal
not necessarily so; is not always true
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
possession (esp. of a territory)
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
scholar beholden to the government; self-serving academic; scholar who toadies up to government authorities
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
instant; moment; for an instant
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable