proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
thousands; several thousand
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
direct control; direct supervision
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
considerably; greatly; a lot
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be too numerous; to be too much
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
this occasion; at this time; now
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
spare time; free time; leisure time
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all