monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
duty; function; office; mission; task
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
chalk (mineral); white wall
primeval forest; virgin forest
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
under control (e.g. of territory)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
in one's own way or style
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
survival; survivor; relic
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
because of; owing to; due to
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth