(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
long time; long interval; for quite some time
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
commitment; pledge; promise
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
intelligence; intellect; brains
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
build; physique; frame; constitution
(find) common (meeting) ground
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
dozens; scores of; decades
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
rationalization; justification
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour