filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to take command; to give direction
freedom; free man; free woman
call; summons; convening; convocation
close; intimate; on good terms
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
duty; function; office; mission; task
powerless; helpless; incompetent
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
text; provisions (act, treaty)
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
being left out; being ostracized
storehouse; warehouse; godown
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action