brigadier general; commodore
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
quick to seize an opportunity
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
small container; person of small capacities
self-consciousness; self-awareness
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
decisive; resolute; drastic
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
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)
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
commandant; commanding officer; general
(social) class; rank; grade
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
person with a head for business
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain