not under observation; not on one's radar; unmarked (player); unguarded; unmarked (item, etc.); without a mark
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
major war; great war; world war
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
rather than; more ... than ...
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
wartime regime; war footing
leadership; initiative; spearhead
picture of the world; world picture; image of the world; Weltbild
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
entire world; whole world; world stage
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity