birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
sad; wretched; deplorable
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to summon; to get used to call
one by one; in detail; minutely
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
oversight; omission; mistake
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
great cause; moral law; justice
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
tenth day of the month; ten days
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe