level; standard; water level
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
newly appointed; inaugural
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
reduction of armaments; disarmament
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
munitions; military stores
chief executive officer; CEO
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor