hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to make a vow; to take an oath
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
international; diplomatic intercourse
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
several minutes; a few minutes
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
close to the wall; alongside the wall
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
open; spacious; extensive
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to bring; to take; to bring about
to squash; to crush; to flatten
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
manners; courtesy; etiquette
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
princess; daughter of a nobleman
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
wet nurse; nursing mother
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40