to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
I see; that's right; indeed
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
proper; respectable; decent; honest
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
hostile nature; inimical character
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
respect and affection; love and respect
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return