settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
construction; establishment
common humanity; shared humanity; shared by humanity
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to fight against; to oppose; to face
various countries; various regions; various provinces
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
plural; multiple; several
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to brave a danger; to take a risk
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
and; thereupon; because of that
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful