to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
only recently; just of late
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
defense; defence; protection
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
around the world; throughout the world
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart