standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
phantom; vision; illusion
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
ramification; branching off
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
large tree; big tree; huge tree
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
at that (very) moment; just then
decrease; reduction; decline
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
armor piercing ammunition; armour piercing ammunition
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
way (of doing); manner; method; means