script; screenplay; scenario
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
casualties; the killed and wounded
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
time; season; period; phase; stage
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
cease-fire; truce; armistice
end of war; cessation of hostilities
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
(written) work; book; writings
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
revision (of text); alteration; change
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy