area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
hostility; animosity; enmity
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
enemy's strength; enemy's fighting power; enemy army; enemy forces
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
how to use (something); usage instructions; directions (for usage); use; usage
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
return; relapse; recurrence
life; living; I; me; student
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
middle of the night; dead of night
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
capital; funds; seed money; asset
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
homecoming; returning home
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject