a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
war; fighting; fierce competition
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
about; on; regarding; per; for every
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
people; citizens; subjects; folk
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
migration; move; emigration; immigration
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
rising; ascending; climbing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy