boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
our country; our land; one's own country
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
to blend (e.g. fact and fiction); to mix; to weave (together)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be expensive; to be costly
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth