water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
foreign; abroad; overseas
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
federation; federal state; United States of America
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
full length; total length; overall length
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
creation; generation; formation; derivation
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
preparatory phase; preparatory period
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
information bureau; intelligence department
direct control; direct supervision
offering a full report to a superior
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
centre; center; center fielder
Regulus (star in the constellation Leo); Alpha Leonis