appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
guaranteed; authentic; certified
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
feeling; sense; impression
with a start; with a jump
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
self-consciousness; self-awareness
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
one end; an end; part; fragment
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
for example; for instance; e.g.
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to speak; to hear a voice
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
vocal sound; tone of voice
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
true state; actual condition; reality
pus; corruption; rot; evils
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
victim; injured party; sufferer
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
when it becomes; when it comes to
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
(very) patient; persevering