small military force; numerically inferior force
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
being deliberate in council, and decisive in action
to detain; to check; to restrain
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
along the way; along the road
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to happen to hear; to overhear
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
etc.; et cetera; and so on
class; heading; group; category
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket
licensed or qualified or eligible person
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see