concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
materials; data; document
royal castle; imperial castle
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
(made of) stone; stone-built
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
place; room; margin; scope
national border; provincial border
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
relative evaluation; comparative assessment
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
man; male; masculine gender
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
free time; time at leisure
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
period of time; time slot; time zone
to lie down; to throw oneself down
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
route; way; course; directions
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
proper; respectable; decent; honest
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
certain; definite; clear; credible
on countless occasions; many a time
polish; improvement; burnishing
to refer to; to use as reference
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)