original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
intelligence network; information network
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
rare (or peculiar) animal
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
power; authority; jurisdiction
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
normalization; normalisation
by sheer strength; by brute force
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
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
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to get change back; to be more than enough
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub