each nation; many nations; many countries
underground world; underground society
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
firm; unshakeable; resolute
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
password; watchword; motto; slogan
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
nesting hole; burrow; den
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
this and that; one thing and another
number of times; frequency; count
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
un-; non-; negative prefix
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be prolonged; to drag on
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
speech and conduct; words and deeds
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
along the river; riverside