retention; maintenance; preservation
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
every person; every mouth; every entrance
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
going into battle; departure for the front
somewhat far; fairly distant
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
national border; provincial border
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
low (level, value, price, etc.)
death rate; mortality rate
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
one by one; one after another; successively
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
not worth considering; out of the question
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off