so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
country; territory; domain; realm
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
still; even now; to this day
being rampant; domination
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
village; hamlet; settlement
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
every place; various places
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to take measures (against); to take steps
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to anticipate; to foresee
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
in the future; another day; later
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
in proportion to; according to; depending on
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items