principle; theory; fundamental truth
hegemony; leadership; initiative
establishment; settlement
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
early (days); initial stage; initial
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
many; a lot; much; multitude
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
decrease; reduction; decline
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
ago; since; before; previous
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
(not) a single person; (no) one
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
nothing but; none other than
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)