state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
reinforcement; strengthening
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
warning line; police cordon
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
observation platform; lookout platform
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
armed forces; military; troops
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
very interesting; of great interest
information board; building directory
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
every street corner; every crossing
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive