army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
foreign enemy; outside invader
common humanity; shared humanity; shared by humanity
various countries; various regions; various provinces
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to brave a danger; to take a risk
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
fish-based cooking; fish dish
leaf vegetable; green vegetable; edible herb
somewhat below; slightly below
root crops; root vegetables
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
religious painting; religious picture
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to be seen; to be in sight; to be able to see; to see; to be worth watching; to be worth seeing