to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
ability; capability; skill
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
way of reciting; way of telling a story
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
single word; a few words; brief comment
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be silent; to say nothing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
most part; greater part; majority
one large ...; a great ...
town; city; municipal; urban
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
domestic affairs; internal administration