great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to order; to command; to appoint
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
area; region; district; locality
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
quiet; still; surreptitious
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
I see; that's right; indeed
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to be responsive; to show immediate results
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)