retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
in the meanwhile; during the time
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
massing (of troops); gathering
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
ad; advertisement; address
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to lose sight of; to miss
grasp; catch; understanding
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case