cane; walking stick; staff; wand
distortion; falsification; perversion
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
breastplate; chest protector; bib
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
going through; going via; going by way of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
your husband; her husband
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
conference room; council room
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to say; to tell; to state; to do
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest