year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
newcomer; initiate; rookie
last week; the week before
duty; function; office; mission; task
to become pale; to turn pale
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
ratio; proportion; percentage
minority group (party); minority
probability; likelihood; chances
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
throng; gathering of people
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to investigate; to examine
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood