altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
no need to guess; certainly
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head