abuse; misuse; perversion
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
public and private; official and personal; government and people
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
feeling keenly; fully realizing
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to spend time (on doing something)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
illegal channel; back channel; black market
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary