before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
nation's times of peace and war, rise and fall
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
cannot be compared with; no match for
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
scale; scope; plan; structure
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
detached; aloof; indifferent
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
control; check; restraint; inhibition
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
(behaving with) patience and prudence; putting up with something
northern part; the north (of a region)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
just one person; only one