common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
powerful person; influential person
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
participant; entrant; player; competitor
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
life or death; existence; destiny
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in history; ever; historical
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
global scale; worldwide scale
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
serious; severe; grave; acute
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
improper; inappropriate; unjust; unfair; unreasonable
unprecedented; never seen before