special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
at that time; in those days
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
next term; next period; next version; next release
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to feel; to sense; to experience
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to look young; to seem young
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
library (usu. single-room); small library
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend