war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
territory; domain; dominion; possession
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
rule; reign; government; governing
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
etiquette; courtesy; manners
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to trace back to (the origins of something)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
misrepresentation; false statement
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that