to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
old soldier; veteran; old hand
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
(enter into, be in) a state of war
fort; stronghold; fortification
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
dukedom; duchy; principality
covering; protection; backing; relief
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
massing (of troops); gathering
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
totally willing; fully motivated
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
due form; official; formality
messenger; envoy; emissary
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to