spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
fierce fight; close contest
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
exchange of blows; long rally
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
loud shout; excited cheering
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to be discordant; to have discord
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to wring the neck; to strangle
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
draw (in competition); tie game
and yet; though; when; in spite of
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
man of the hour; woman of the hour
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)