returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
simply; merely; only; solely
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to not take seriously; to take lightly
beginning (of a century, etc.)
international border dispute
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
information; news; report; reward; retribution
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
portrait; likeness; picture
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
situation; developments; outcome
diligence; industry; assiduity; hard work
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
bringing; taking; carrying
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)
sincere; honest; faithful
official announcement; proclamation
very much; very many; more and more
system; organization; organisation; architecture
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post