if it is the case that ...
armed forces; military; troops
transport; transportation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
defense; defence; protection
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to lose sight of; to miss
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
profitable plan; good plan
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
town; city; municipal; urban
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)