smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
power; might; authority; influence
regulation; adjustment; control
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
computer-aided design; CAD
leak of official secrets; leaking of confidential information
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
establishment; settlement
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
battlefield; battleground
war; fighting; fierce competition
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when