hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
distant; remote; isolated
alone; unaided; away from home
plural; multiple; several
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
direct connection; direct link
death rate; mortality rate
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
serious; severe; grave; acute
to some extent; to a certain extent
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)