territory; domain; dominion; possession
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
level ground; plain; flatland
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
food expenses; cost of one's board
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
welcome; (warm) reception
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
equality; impartiality; evenness
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
facing downward; lying face down; upside down; prone
how; in what way; how about; questionable
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
having no idea; having no clue