medium; mediocrity; average
honor; honour; credit; prestige
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
progress; advance; improvement; development
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to give an impression; to make an impression
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
no!; no no!; no, not at all
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
level ground; horizon; field of view
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
many; much; plenty; hardly
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land