to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
meeting (with another person)
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
how long; how far; how much
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
high-quality goods; choice goods
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
news media; news organization; newspeople; people in the press
receiving; acceptance; reception
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
bow (of boat); prow; stem
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to accept (a thing) with thanks
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to discuss; to talk together
to hear a rumor; to get wind of