where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
royal capital; imperial capital
gambling den; gambling house
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to approach; to draw near
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
how; in what way; by what means
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
preference; priority; precedence
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage