how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
crystalline lens (of the eye)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
power; might; authority; influence
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
clearing one's throat; cough
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
motility; mobility; maneuverability