to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
authenticity; credibility
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
go that far; to that extent
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
failure; mistake; blunder
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...