just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
distance in a straight line
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to be suspected without cause
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
newcomer; initiate; rookie
last week; the week before
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
minority group (party); minority
throng; gathering of people
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
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
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
susceptible; vulnerable; prone (to)
performance of one's official duties
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
detour; circumvention; turning movement