popular person; favorite; favourite
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
something unfinished; something incomplete; idiot
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
first-rate; finest quality; the best
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
decrease; reduction; decline
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to manage a state; to govern a country
to attack; to assault; to assail
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
for example; for instance; e.g.
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
manipulation of information; spin
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone