thorough; exhaustive; complete
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
secret; private; surreptitious
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
each nation; many nations; many countries
in unison; as one; united
settlement; solution; resolution
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
members; member; constituent
position; location; base; point; site
anything and everything; just about everything
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be surprised; to be astonished
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to discuss; to talk together
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
empirical; from experience
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement