infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to concern; to be related
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
successive generations; successive emperors
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
retiring from military service
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
only; merely; but; no more than
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
thrifty; frugal; economical
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
permanent; perpetual; lasting