supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
hard to get; hard to come by
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
use; utility; profit; gain
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
president (of a society); chairman
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
practice; practising; experience
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
almost every day; almost daily
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs