supervised; under surveillance
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
information media; press; news organs
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
rebirth; new birth; nascent
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
looking pale; looking unwell
to approach; to draw near
variation; rogue (something)
conifer; needle-leaved tree
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
cushion; pillow; mattress
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
everyone; each and every one (of you); ladies and gentlemen
district; section; sector
declaration of independence
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
killing and wounding; bloodshed
surrenderer; person who surrenders
live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer