tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
secrecy; highly classified information
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
news; word; tidings; omen
to run about; to rush about
nonetheless; nevertheless
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
price increase; rise in price
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
instead; but (on the other hand)
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
in the end; on top of that
decision; settlement; definition
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
conviction; belief; confidence
very careful; thoroughly prepared
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship