astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
when it comes to ...; as for ...
arrogant; haughty; stuck-up; arrogant bastard; snob
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to try all possible means
support; backing; patronage
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
day in the near future when a major event is expected to occur; the big day
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
declaration of a state of emergency
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
defense; defence; protection
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
strongest ever; most powerful in history
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to take command; to give direction
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
(present) head of a family
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary