clear; precise; definite; distinct
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
wherein; therein; thereinto
process; course; mechanism
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to have an eye on; to zero in on
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
what kind of; what sort of; what
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
immediately; right away; on the spot
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)