effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
personal; individual; private
property; fortune; means; assets
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
migration; move; emigration; immigration
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
rightly; properly; moderately
everything; anything; nothing
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
absolutely; positively; decidedly
this sort of; this type of
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
official announcement; proclamation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
level ground; plain; flatland
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart