fortress; stronghold; citadel
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to face on; to look out on to
to entrust; to leave to a person
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
important person; strategic person; key figure
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
convenient; handy; useful
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
construction; establishment
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
in history; ever; historical
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
society; the world; the times
consequently; as a result
construction (building) costs
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to continue to do; to persist in doing
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)