isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
difference; variation; difference
rather; sooner; preferably
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
modesty; humility; being humble
surely (not); certainly (not)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
urgent report; urgent message
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
hurried construction; speedy laying
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
not a little; not a few; considerable
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
amount of material resources
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
destruction; annihilation; extermination
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
but; however; provided that
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)