three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
such; this sort of; like this
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
power; authority; jurisdiction
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to soak into; to permeate
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to die; to lay down life's burden
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
powerful person; influential person
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate
personal; individual; private
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly