to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to encamp; to take up positions
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to speak; to hear a voice
group; party; team; squad; section
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
formal; orthodox; in earnest
(social) class; rank; grade
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
long time; long interval; for quite some time
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
hello; good day; good afternoon
fine weather; fair weather
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
how; in what way; how about; questionable
derailment; digression; deviation
caller; visitor; company; guest
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
dominion; territory; possession
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
few decades; many decades; several decades