tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to be conspicuous; to stand out
casualties; the killed and wounded
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
how; in what way; by what means
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
going through; going via; going by way of
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
nice; likeable; desirable
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
(necessary) personnel; required 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 all appearances; no matter how you look at it
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
just because; even if; even though
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
not necessarily so; is not always true
rather; better; instead; if anything
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at