military personnel; soldier
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
preservation; retainment; keeping
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
clicking; clopping; clacking
to make one's rounds; to patrol
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to order; to command; to appoint
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to bring to light; to expose (to the world)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to cry and shout; to scream
long (time); longstanding; for a long time