stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
members; member; constituent
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
scale; scope; plan; structure
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
beginning; outset; first; onset
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
school building; schoolhouse
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
training range; training grounds; training area
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
companion; company; tritagonist