natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
great success; huge success
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
already; now; no longer; not any more
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to face; to go towards; to head towards
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
newcomer; initiate; rookie
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few