how long; how much; to what extent
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
news; word; tidings; omen
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be prolonged; to drag on
to some extent; to a certain extent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
study; diligence; discount; reduction
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
duty; function; office; mission; task
to take command; to give direction
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
covering; protection; backing; relief
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
site; point on a map; spot
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
after a long time; for the first time in a while
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
use; utilization; utilisation; application
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention