composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
unfortunately; regrettably
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
commander; commanding officer; CO
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
kind; sort; species; species
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
rating; ranking; grading; classification
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
snake; serpent; large snake
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be born; to come into the world
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
strong pressure; heavy pressure
survival; survivor; relic
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)