creation; generation; formation; derivation
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
main force; chief object; mainline
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
light; easy; non-serious; minor
tone (of voice); manner of talking
grasp; catch; understanding
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
accurate; correct; precise; exact
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
intelligence gathering; information gathering
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to discuss; to talk together
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)