difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
royal capital; imperial capital
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
major incident; major happening; big scandal
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
negotiations; discussions; connection
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
chastity; virtue; fidelity
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
study; research; investigation
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
exemplar; model; example; pattern
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
commencing with; including
all present; all concerned; all of us
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude