rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
aggression; invasion; raid
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
security force; public safety force
employment (long term); hire
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
domestic affairs; internal administration
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
many; numerous; various; large number of
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
funny story; funny anecdote
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead