protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
beyond this point; from now on; after this
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
command; lead; generalship; leadership
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
not covered (by); not subject (to)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
individual; one by one; separate; each
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)