(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
story; tale; talk; discussion
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to have the privilege of doing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
of course; certainly; naturally
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth