admiration; wonder; astonishment
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
scene; spectacle; sight; view
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
measurement error; calculation error
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
such; like that; that sort of; very
to leave as it is; to defer
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to tower over the surroundings
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
use; utilization; utilisation; application
power; might; authority; influence
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
striking; remarkable; considerable
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
headquarters; head office; main office
breakup of diplomatic relations; diplomatic break
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to become possible; to become able to (do)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
advance; moving forward; progress
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short