national defence; national defense
duty; function; office; mission; task
to look down on; to make light of
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
(political) power; authority; influence
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
wasted money; unused money
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event