place; situation; position; location
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
observation; survey; watching
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
peace talks; peace negotiations
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
contrived; false-sounding
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
news; word; tidings; omen
moment; brief space of time
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging