headset (for phones, etc.)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
solitude; loneliness; isolation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend; drift
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to talk; to carry meaning
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
reason; cause; circumstances
general manager; GM; guided missile; genetically modified; GM
weight; heavyweight boxer
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
region; limits; stage; level
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
great war; great battle; world war
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
automatic; intransitive verb