taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
dozens; scores of; decades
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
period of time; time slot; time zone
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to approach; to draw near
exactly as stated; verbatim
go that far; to that extent
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
armed forces; military; troops
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided