expansion; swelling; increase; growth
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
consequence; outcome; result; blame
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
powerful person; influential person
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
just a minute; small quantity
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
at the last moment; this late in the game
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession