pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
information; news; report; reward; retribution
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
whole nation; whole land; whole country
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
matter of time; question of time
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow