soldier; combatant; warrior
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
owner (esp. of a business)
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
monks who practise austerity to the point of death and mummification
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
aspect; phase; condition; modality
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
law of nature; natural law
to arrange (flowers); to plant
technician; skilled technical practitioner
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed