savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
how much; how many; to what extent
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
settlement; solution; resolution
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
battlefield; battleground
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
war; fighting; fierce competition
since; henceforth; ever since
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
limited; limiting; restrictive
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that