upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
throne; first place; top spot; championship
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
should do; ought to do; must do
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
peril; danger; hazard; distress
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
powerful person; influential person
to have an eye on; to zero in on
audience (with someone of high standing)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
progress; advance; making (good) progress
surmise (about someone's feelings); guess; conjecture; (showing) deference (to); consideration (of someone's wishes); servility
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
no loss or gain; coming out even
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
acquaintance; close friend
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
it was very good of you to come; glad to see you
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session