may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
short pause; short interval
all; entire; whole; altogether
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
route; way; course; directions
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
meeting; greeting; welcome
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
messenger; envoy; emissary
not long has passed since ...
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
news; word; tidings; omen
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
actual profit; practical use; benefit
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to look down on; to make light of
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
best (highest) record; new record
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
visual hallucination; vision
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
array; muster; line-up; full force
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
it's been a long time; long time no see
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
manly; masculine; like a man
other; another; over; more than; I; me
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice