wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
breastwork; parapet; fortress; parapet; chest wall
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
news; word; tidings; omen
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to rank next to; to come after
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
form; shape; figure; visage
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
something or other; somehow
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to order; to command; to appoint
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable