to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to continue (going along some trend)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
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.)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
major incident; major happening; big scandal
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
advisory level; warning level
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
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)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently