what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
first secretary (of a communist party)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
troubled times; turbulent times
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(not) a single person; (no) one
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
one-party regime; single-party regime
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
place; position; location; position; standing; status
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
battlefield; battleground
danger; peril; hazard; risk
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong