league; federation; union
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
every person; each one; everybody
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
how long; how far; how much
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
leadership; initiative; spearhead
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
3rd day of the month; three days
to be too late; to be too slow
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
long ago; a long time ago; already
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)