degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
living thing; living creature; animal; life
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
absence; disregard; indifference
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to face; to go towards; to head towards
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
giant snake; monster serpent