power; authority; influence
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
third day of the month; three days
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to attack; to assault; to assail
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
effective control (over territory); working control
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
such ... as; or some such
usually; under usual circumstances
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)