may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
decrease; reduction; decline
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
strength; power; proficiency; ability
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
order; sequence; procedure
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
should; must; -able; probably; likely
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if so; in that case; in that situation
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
in that way; thus; so; so?
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
every year; year after year
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to increase; to add to; to augment
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
the other day; a few days ago