whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
clanging; empty; deserted
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
sanity; consciousness; soberness
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
restoration; repair; mending
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
danger; peril; hazard; risk