gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
peace initiative; peace overture
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
objection; dissent; protest
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
after the end (of something)
court (of law); courtroom
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
temporary; transitory; short-lived
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)