duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
decision; determination; resolution
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
people; citizens; subjects; folk
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
base (military, expedition, etc.)
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...
use; utilization; utilisation; application
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
conference room; council room
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
strategy meeting; council of war
right in the middle (of); midst; height