(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
now that you say that; now that you mention it
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
armed forces; military; troops
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
country; territory; domain; realm
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
colonization; colonisation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
that's a different matter; that's a different story
divide and rule; divide and conquer
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to ask; to enquire; to query
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is