vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to hang (something) on the wall
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
the feel or performance of a pen
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
sabotage; slow-down tactics
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to catch the eye; to attract attention
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
casualties; injuries and deaths
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
eating between meals; snacking
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!