backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
audience; attendance; hearers
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
central control room; main control room
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
power plant; power station
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
staying behind; remaining; residual
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
poorhouse; almshouse; workhouse
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
store; reserve; stock; savings
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
senior; elder; person older than oneself