distant land; remote location; distant province
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
long (time that has passed); old (story)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
if it is the case that ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
deep emotion; strong feelings
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
individual; private person; personal; private
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
attendance; presence; appearance
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
participation; joining; entry; adherence
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)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
environment; circumstance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
job hunting; job searching
scale; scope; plan; structure
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve