force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
if it is (the case that ...)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
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
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
every person; each one; everybody
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to indicate; to show; to point to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle