to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
battlefield; battleground
reality; actuality; hard fact
young girl; lass; adolescent female
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to raise one's voice; to shout
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
sincere; earnest; serious
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
series of battles; successive battles