room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
not caring; not giving a damn
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
only recently; just of late
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
defense; defence; protection
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
around the world; throughout the world
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation