attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
(present) head of a family
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
furnishings; implements; equipment
everywhere; all over; throughout
looking pale; looking unwell
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(the condition of) one's health
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
next term; next period; next version; next release
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
two persons; two people; pair; couple
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation