way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
around the world; throughout the world
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to be remembered; to go down in history
shallow, glib and obsequious person
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
transfer; transport; removal
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
powder snow; powdery snow
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
the original; original copy; script
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on