check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
guess; conjecture; surmise
recovery; rescue; recapture
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
system; institution; organization; organisation
reform; reformation; reorganization
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
counter for generations; epoch
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
dispute; argument; contention
such; like that; that sort of
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.