to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
rise and fall; ups and downs
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
bent back; hunchback; stoop
in person; personally; directly
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
this occasion; at this time; now
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
on the occasion of; at the time of
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
society; the world; the times
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
writing; composition; essay; sentence
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
pack of lies; complete fabrication
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point