to continue to increase; to continue to mount
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
gas tank; gasholder; gasometer
safe; vault; storage cabinet
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
calamity; disaster; accident
(dying of) natural causes
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
office (e.g. the Oval Office)