war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
each nation; many nations; many countries
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
plural; multiple; several
overlap; duplication; doubling
story; tale; talk; discussion
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
right to choose; a say; option
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
unable to resist; unable to suppress
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
feeling; sense; impression
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
for (some) doubtful points to remain
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
power; might; authority; influence