large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
around the world; throughout the world
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
to live; to reside; to inhabit
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
war; fighting; fierce competition
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to make an appeal; to urge
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
whichever one chooses; either way
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind