lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
startup (interval of) time
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to narrowly escape death; to have a narrow escape from death
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
choices; alternatives; options
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
a little bit; a little while
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive