while; even though; despite
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
minimum; at the very least
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
fort; stronghold; fortification
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
in accordance with plans; just as planned
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
northern part; the north (of a region)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
great stature; large build
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
you could say; you might say; verging on the
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre