to escape from; to get out
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to order; to command; to appoint
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
midsummer; height of summer
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
remnants of a defeated army
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
casting; founding; minting
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to thrust before; to thrust at
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
within the year; before the year is out
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
observation; watching (developments); looking out (into the distance)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)