reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
right to choose; a say; option
of course; certainly; naturally
members; member; constituent
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
choices; alternatives; options
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
silence; stillness; quietness
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
in the end; after all is said and done
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
cannot allow (oneself) to live (with someone) under the canopy of heaven; cannot allow (the sworn enemy) to live in this world; irreconcilable (enemy)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
commencing with; including
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to gain a victory; to win
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify