isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
(car) muffler; (piano) damper pedal; (gun) silencer
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
return of something; repayment
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
(one's) current position; current location; present position
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
dominion; territory; possession
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
country; countryside; country; country and western; country; nation
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
dozens; scores of; decades
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
body; group; party; company; troupe
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to settle (in a place); to settle down
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
as you see; as you can see
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
health; healthy; sound; fit
aptitude; aptness; suitability
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to begin; to set about; to start
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
similarly; same (idea); same (name)