combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
longing for; burning desire
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
woman; female; feminine gender
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to employ; to hire; to charter
man; male; masculine gender
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
prejudice; bias; distorted view