of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
trees and stones; unfeeling person
very mean (sneaky); extremely unsportsmanlike
conference room; council room
oldest; most advanced age
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul