(social) position; status
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
one end; an end; part; fragment
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
civilian in military employ
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
suffix for familiar person
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
preface; introduction; preamble
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
conviction; belief; confidence
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
change; alteration; modification
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to stop talking; to be silent
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
story; tale; talk; discussion