this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
you could say; you might say; verging on the
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
out-of-school; off-campus
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
long distance; long haul; long-distance race
life; living; I; me; student
to gain strength; to increase ability
product; produce; result; fruit
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
each place; various places
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
how long; how far; how much
3rd day of the month; three days
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
5th day of the month; five days
under repair; out of service; being adjusted
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
questioner; interrogator; interpellator