to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
gem; jewel; precious stone
gold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
silver foil; silver leaf; beaten silver
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
what do you want?; can I help you?
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
consideration; taking into account
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance