party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
country; territory; domain; realm
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
direct control; direct supervision
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to serve; to work for; to attend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to bring; to take; to bring about
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
mobilization; mobilisation
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
considerably; fairly; quite
I see; that's right; indeed
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage