border (between countries); national border
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
massing (of troops); gathering
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
matter of time; question of time
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to discuss; to talk together
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
nothing but; except; no more than
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
war; fighting; fierce competition
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
reality; actuality; hard fact
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense