painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
finish; completion; the end
government; administration
publish; start (new) publication
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary
armed forces; military; troops
chief; main; principal; important
security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
police; police officer; police station
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
command; control; commander
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
picking; collecting; harvesting
duty; function; office; mission; task
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
death rate; mortality rate
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme