common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be able to manage somehow or another
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station