to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
ongoing; in progress; afoot
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
funny story; funny anecdote
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
many; numerous; various; large number of
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
domestic affairs; internal administration
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
security force; public safety force
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)