to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
very good luck; excellent fortune
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to gaze out at; to look out over
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
order; directive; instructions; command
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
(national) capital (city); metropolis
in the city; within the city
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
dock; thorough physical examination
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency