gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
soldier; combatant; warrior
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
in proportion to; just as much as
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
conviction; belief; confidence
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to state; to express; to mention
to stiffen; to become stiff
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
reaching; attaining; arrival
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
region; limits; stage; level
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date