magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
assertion; declaration; affirmation
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
time; hour; period; class
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
but; however; provided that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
government forces; loyalist army
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
defense; defence; protection
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start