at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
strong nation; powerful country
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
shameless; shameless person
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)