datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
discovery; detection; finding
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
function; facility; faculty; feature
dissection; autopsy; analysis
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
based on; on the basis of
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
military campaign; battle; war
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate