flower-shaped family crest
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
outbreak of war; starting a war
early (days); initial stage; initial
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
by means of; due to; because of; according to
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
scale; scope; plan; structure
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
bacterium; bacteria; germ
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)