international law; law of nations
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
body; group; party; company; troupe
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
by sheer strength; by brute force
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
preference; priority; precedence
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
watchful waiting; careful supervision
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
stirring; rousing oneself
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
calamity; disaster; accident
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
equality; impartiality; evenness
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
silence (not speaking); muteness
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
respect and affection; love and respect
desperately; for one's dear life
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself