to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
a long time ago; in those days
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
script; screenplay; scenario
along; parallel to; in accordance with
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to fight against; to oppose; to face
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
order of chivalry; chivalric order
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
much less; to say nothing of
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)