council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
promotion; raising of status
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
originally; by nature; from the start
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
calamity; disaster; accident
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
in that way; thus; so; so?
meaning; significance; sense
to become famous; to gain fame
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
physical strength; muscle strength