malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
holding two or more positions concurrently
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
mental; spiritual; emotional
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
after school (at the end of the day)
to discuss; to talk together
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
question; inquiry; enquiry
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
hey there; I say; see here
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of