preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection; pasteurization
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
admiration; being impressed (by)
if you think about it; come to think of it
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
water supply; supplied water; water refill
spot; point; place; position
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
innumerable; countless; numberless
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
territory; domain; dominion; possession
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
family; relatives; dependents; household
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
a great variety of; diversity
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group