miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to fight against; to oppose; to face
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
the way one works; one's working manner
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
establishment; settlement
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
every place; various places
secret; private; surreptitious
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
long ago; a long time ago; already
materials; data; document
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
general; popular; common; typical
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
good person; virtuous person
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
genuine article; real thing; real deal
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst