to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
how many years; how long; what year
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
going around; patrol; round; tour
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
very small; tiny; insignificant
pride; dignity; self-worth
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
arrest; apprehension; capture
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
competent; suitable; qualified
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
number of times; frequency; count
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit