following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
if it is (the case that ...)
10th day of the month; ten days
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
(national) capital (city); metropolis
border (between countries); national border
5th day of the month; five days
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
journey; route of a journey
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
man; male; masculine gender
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
war; fighting; fierce competition
no exception; without exception; always the same
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
chief; main; principal; major
town; city; municipal; urban
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused