how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to gather; to collect; to assemble
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
reform; reformation; reorganization
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to smear with blood; to kill
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
our country; our land; one's own country
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to pretend; to act (as if)
defense; defence; defensive preparations
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
function; facility; faculty; feature
to play a leading role; to play a central part
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
race (of people); type of person
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
foreign enemy; outside invader
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of