emphasizes direct object of action
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to compel; to force; to oblige
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to some extent; to a certain extent
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to dance; to perform dance steps
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
various matters; everything
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
pretension; assumption (of a title)
observation; survey; watching
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
very interesting; of great interest
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
chief vassal; senior statesman
wicked tongue; abusive language
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face