unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
riskiness; (level of) danger
going around; patrol; round; tour
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
compensation; indemnity; reparation
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
leader of a delegation (body, party)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
in that way; like that; that way
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
moment; brief space of time
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
largehearted; frank; unaffected
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering