there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
recovery; rescue; recapture
failure; mistake; blunder
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
war situation; progress of a battle
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
article; news story; report; account
our country; our land; one's own country
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
difference; variation; difference
several years; a few years
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)