degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
don't you think?; indicates question
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
isolation; being alone; being friendless
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
again; once more; a second time
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
while; even though; despite
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
reaction; response; reaction
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
government forces; government troops
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
colonization; colonisation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability