to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
superior; superiors; senior
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
power; authority; influence
strong person; the strong; the powerful
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
the king and his feudal lords
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
agreement; rule; arrangement; decision
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
sign; indication; omen; symptom
diligently; faithfully; without fail; without blundering
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
objection; dissent; protest
interest (in something); enthusiasm
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)