with the exception of; excepting; excluding
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
in good health; alive and well; going strong
immortal; undying; indestructible
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
detached; aloof; indifferent
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
estimate (of costs); budget
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
national border; provincial border
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
defense; defence; protection
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious