appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
special selection; finest pick; top pick
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
royal capital; imperial capital
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
go on!; right!; here goes!
by myself; in person; by oneself
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
(the condition of) one's health
since when; from when; how long
from the beginning; from scratch
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just