symbol; code; sign; notation
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
declaration; proclamation; announcement
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
third day of the month; three days
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
recitation; reciting from memory
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose