extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
strong nation; powerful country
to take measures (against); to take steps
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
you could say; you might say; verging on the
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
pressure; oppression; suppression
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to unfold; to unroll; to open
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
dukedom; duchy; principality
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
for example; for instance; e.g.
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at