shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
quarrel; dispute; argument
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
soon; before long; in the near future
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
I'm not so sure; I can hardly say with any finality that ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
small number; few; minority