to continue to increase; to continue to mount
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; circumstance
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
than; from; out of; except; but; more
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
dealing with; coping with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
spirit; heart; disposition
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so