thought; consideration; thinking
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
root; source; origin; cause
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to fall flat; to fall face down
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
duty; function; office; mission; task
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
battlefield; battleground
to temper thoroughly; to train well
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
(social) class; rank; grade
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
everywhere; all over; throughout