to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
being upright and cleanhanded
duty; function; office; mission; task
a few years ago; some years back
practice; practising; training; study
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
technique; art; skill; move
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
smoothly; easily; readily
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
in one's own way or style
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
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
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to concern; to be related
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
not permitting; not authorizing
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
hostility; animosity; enmity
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)