fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
small number; few; minority
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
military family; warrior class
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
maintenance; preservation; improvement
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
selection; choice; picking out
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
power; authority; jurisdiction
traditional; conventional
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
art of self-defense (defence)
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o