one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
fifth day of the month; five days
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
go that far; to that extent
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
solitude; loneliness; isolation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
base (military, expedition, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
cooperation; collaboration
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
alone; by oneself; on one's own
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
genuine article; real thing; real deal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")