retention; maintenance; preservation
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
bandolier; bandoleer; ammo belt; driving band (of a shell or bullet); rotating band
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
for the first time in one's life
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
piece of meat; cut of meat
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
with these words; while saying
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
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
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
disadvantageous; long (odds)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power