great; grand; extensive; large-scale
interior; inside; internal
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(political) power; authority; influence
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to spend time (on doing something)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
this (very thing); this precisely
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
economical; efficient; lean; compact
curiosity; inquisitiveness
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
offense and defense; offence and defence
to repeat; to do over again
although I say; although one might say; although called
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border