to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
as (for); for; in the capacity of
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
marine life; marine organism
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
incident; affair; happening; event
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
brilliant; bright; dazzling
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
generation (e.g. power); sending a telegram; telegraphing
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to run around; to bustle about
some people; a few people; several people
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
only; merely; but; no more than