may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to be smeared; to be covered
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
no!; no no!; no, not at all
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
destination; place one stays during a trip
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to go underground; to go into hiding
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance