vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
northern part; the north (of a region)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
as; because; with; due to
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)