sphere; circle; range; category
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
negotiations; discussions; connection
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't worry about it; forget about it
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
by means of; due to; because of; according to
settlement; solution; resolution
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
not only ... but (also); as well as ...