obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
sphere; circle; range; category
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
necessary condition; requirement
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
massing (of troops); gathering
specialization; specialisation
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
self-consciousness; self-awareness
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
extermination; annihilation