defense; defence; guard; policing; security
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
now that; since; so long as; because
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
territory; domain; dominion; possession
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
settlement; permanent residency
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
mass wedding; collective wedding